Harvard Art Museums > 2008.205: god is alive (part 1) Prints Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"god is alive (part 1) (Corita Kent (Sister Mary Corita)) , 2008.205,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Nov 14, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/328999. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2008.205 People Corita Kent (Sister Mary Corita), American (Fort Dodge, Iowa 1918 - 1986 Boston, Massachusetts) Title god is alive (part 1) Classification Prints Work Type print Date 1969 Culture American Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/328999 Physical Descriptions Technique Screen print Dimensions 57.15 x 29.21 cm (22 1/2 x 11 1/2 in.) Inscriptions and Marks (not assigned): Printed text reads (in combination with "God is Alive (part 2)," 2008.206): GOD IS ALIVE MAGIC IS AFO OT GOD IS AFO OT MAGIC IS A LIVE Leonard Cohen // I resist anything better than my own diversity, breathe the air but leave plenty after me, am not struck up, and am in my place... I believe a leaf of grass is no less than the journey-work of the stars, and the pisamire is equally perfect, and a grain of sand, and the egg of the wren, and the tree-toad is a chef-d'oeuvre for the highest, and the running blackberry would adorn the parlors of heaven...Whitman // Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. Clarke (2001) // After all, we are a people who live on the roof of the world; we are the sons of Father Sun, and with our religion we daily help our father go across the sky. We do this not only for ourselves, but for the whole world. If we were to cease practicing our religion, in ten years the sun would no longer rise. Then it would be night forever... The ritual acts of man are an answer and reaction to the action of God upon man; and perhaps they are not only that, but are also intended to be "activating," a form of magic coercion. That man feels capapble of formulating valid replies to the overpowering influence of God, and that he can render back something which is essential even to God, induces pride, for it raises the human individual to the dignity of a metaphysical factor. "God and us"---even if it is only an unconscious sous-entendu---this equation no doubt underlies that enviable serenity of the Pueblo Indian. Such a man is in the fullest sense of the word his proper place. from Memories, Dreams and Reflections by C.G. Jung inscription: l.l., in graphite: 68-69-84 Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Margaret Fisher Fund Copyright © Courtesy of the Corita Art Center, Immaculate Heart Community, Los Angeles / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York Accession Year 2008 Object Number 2008.205 Division Modern and Contemporary Art Contact am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Modern and Contemporary Art at am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
