Allegra Kent [own] parents. She borrowed a neighbor's working papers and took a job at twelve. By fourteen, she was teaching ballroom dancing at night in someone's private home, mostly to Japanese men". Born in Santa Monica, Kent studied with Bronislava Nijinska and Carmelita Maracci before joining the School of American Ballet. She discovered music and dance at the age of 7 and enjoyed both, but she was 11 before she took her first ballet lesson. She had completely flat feet as a little girl and consulted a doctor, who prescribed wedges in her shoes to give her arches. She then began
Corita Kent twisted or reversed words, to comment on the political unrest of the period, many of which could have been found at any number of marches or demonstrations, some of which she attended herself. 1966- Named one of nine Women of the Year by the Los Angeles Times 1967- Featured on the cover of Newsweek 2016- Received the American Institute of Graphic Arts Medal Some recent solo exhibitions of Kent's work include: "Someday is Now: The Art of Corita Kent" at the Tang Museum at Skidmore College, "There Will Be New Rules Next Week" at Dundee Contemporary Arts, and "R(ad)ical Love: