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Creative ability is often mistakenly attributed to inborn talent. It is about all the ability to connect one thing with another.

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Corita Kent
Age: 67 †
Born: 1918
Born: November 20
Died: 1986
Died: September 18
Artist
Graphic Designer
Postage Stamp Designer
Printmaker
Fort Dodge
Iowa
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Sister Mary Corita
Mary Corita Kent
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Sister Corita
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Frances Elisabeth Kent
Corita Kent (Sister Mary Corita)
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