For Corita Kent, the presence, modification or absence of the veil in her wardrobe throughout her lifetime signaled moments of transition and resilience. Her manipulation of materials onto the fabric of the silkscreen also communicated such moments.
Lauren Tassone
Lauren Tassone is a doctoral student in the study of religion at Harvard University. Her research focuses on Catholicism, media and gender. This essay is adapted from a paper presented at a conference at the Boisi Center for Religion & American Public Life at Boston College on “Accessing the Divine: Religious Sources of Resilience in an Age of Political Turmoil.” Ms. Tassone’s paper was judged the best entry by the editors of America.