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corita

American  
[kuh-ree-tuh] / kəˈri tə /

noun

  1. a boat resembling a large, woven basket, used by Indians of the southwestern United States.


Etymology

Origin of corita

From Spanish (southwestern U.S.)

Example Sentences

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FAB LA officially launched in October with “XO, LA: A Love Letter to Los Angeles,” an exhibition that reflected the eclectic voices and existential challenges that define L.A. culture with paintings, illustrations and mixed media works by Shepard Fairey, Corita Kent, Anthony Ausgang, Ashley Dreyfus, Paul Frank and others.

From Los Angeles Times

Jillian Schultz and Leah Thompson, co-principals of the film company Two Tigers Productions, which is developing the film on Corita Kent, told me they began work on the film in 2021 and have “spent more than $300,000 and countless hours of sweat equity since that time.”

From Slate

Original films on historic subject matter, such as Coming Home: Fight for a Legacy, about women pilots in World War II, and You Should Never Blink, about artist and activist Sister Corita Kent, suddenly face a loss of funding mid-production—a devastating situation for independent filmmakers.

From Slate

Corita Kent used her bold silkscreens to advocate for social change during the 1960s.

From Los Angeles Times

The exhibit, titled “Conversations With Ghosts,” included a mural reproducing a detail from a piece by Corita Kent currently in the Frac Lorraine collection.

From Los Angeles Times