Sr. Corita Kent - Gallery Records and Price Lists., 01/01/1951-12/31/1970
Collection-level Scope and Content Note
The Corita Papers, dated 1961-1976, include correspondence, business records, and printed materials relating to Corita's art. The collection amounts to one box of material (0.5 linear feet). It includes reproductions of Carita's highly celebrated serigraphs, which involve innovative use of color and quotations. Carita's correspondence with her Florida dealer, Murray Lebwohl, provides insight into an artist's business dealings.
Dates
- 01/01/1951-12/31/1970
Collection-level Access Restrictions
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Extent
From the Collection: 0.5 Linear Feet (1 document case)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Container Summary
This folder contains records that relate to Sr. Corita Kent's art and her business dealings with her dealers. Materials include price lists, inventories, and a list of her dealers. Murray Lebwohl of St. Armands Gallery in Sarasota, FL. is the source of most of these records.
Subjects and Associated Physical Materials
LEBWOHL, MURRAY - PRICE LISTS OF KENT, CORITA: Other Types
KENT, CORITA - BUSINESS RECORDS - 1960-1970: Other Types
Creator
- From the Collection: Corita, 1918-1986 (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Georgetown University Manuscripts Repository
Lauinger Library, 5th Floor
37th and O Streets, N.W.
Washington DC 20057
speccoll@georgetown.edu