Corita Kent’s Former L.A. Studio Named Historic Landmark

After a campaign was established last summer to save the former studio of artist Corita Kent from demolition, the Los Angeles City Council unanimously voted to designate the building a historic-cultural monument. The news was first reported by Artnet News.
Located in the city’s Hollywood neighborhood, at 5518 Franklin Avenue, the building, which was most recently host to a dry cleaner, was Kent’s studio from 1960 to 1968. During that time period, Kent was still a nun affiliated with