Artwork copyright Melvinita Hooper. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Cow with a Peruvian Church, 1985

Melvinita Hooper
American (born 1935)

Location: Creston School, Creston

About the Artwork

Artist Melvinita Hooper created the detailed and colorful painting Cow with a Peruvian Church. The artist notes, "This painting expresses my interest in folk art, particularly in Mexican, Central and South American… I also love animals, color, patterns and flowers."

This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with Creston School District.

About the Artist

Melvinita Hooper is painter. Of her art practice, Hooper notes, "I collect folkart and use much of it as a sources of inspiration. I like the clarity, directness and the fact the folkart is not contrived or meant to be 'art'." She currently lives in Mexico.
Further biographical details are not known to us. If you can add to this information, please contact us at collections@arts.wa.gov.