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Graphic Design and Architecture, A 20th Century History
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Graphic Design and Architecture, A 20th Century History

by Richard Poulin
November 2012
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
1 pages
10h 27m
English
Rockport Publishers
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THE POSTWAR WORLD 1950–2000III
MODERNISM AND THE INTERNATIONAL STYLE 1950–19796
CORITA KENT AND
BOSTON GAS COMPANY
BOSTON GAS COMPANY MURAL
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Corita Kent (1918–1986), Designer
Fort Dodge, Iowa, USA
1971
One of the most prominent urban landmarks
in the northeast United States is Boston Gas
Company’s gas tank mural, designed by Corita
Kent (1918–1986).
Corita Kent (also known as Sister Mary
Corita Kent) was an artist and educator who
worked in Los Angeles and Boston. Her work,
primarily silkscreen and serigraphy, contained
messages of love and peace and was popular
during the social and political unrest of the
1960s and 1970s. ...
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ISBN: 9781592537792