Nuns as artists

Abstract The artist Sister Mary of the Compassion (1908-1977), formerly known as Constance Mary Rowe, created works in a wide range of media, including paintings, book illustrations, greeting and holy cards, silver and gold jewelry, mosaic reredos, and embroidered panels. Her works, both religious and secular, were often sold to support the Blue Chapel monastery, a Community of the Dominican Nuns of the Perpetual Rosary in Union City, N.J. The collection contains holy cards and greeting cards made by...