![]() Her first sculpture, Moses on Mount Nebo looking over the River Jordan into the Promised Land of Canaan, was created from driftwood, putty, and house paint. Sculptures Īnnie Hooper began sculpting upon returning from a prolonged mental health treatment in Raleigh. After the war, the Hoopers moved to Buxton and opened a motel. John and Edgar served in World War II, and during their absence Annie suffered the first in a series of depressions. John worked as a fisherman, while Annie taught Sunday school, played organ, and wrote poetry. ![]() Annie briefly attended college in Blackstone, Virginia, before marrying John Hooper and moving to Stumpy Point. ![]() ![]() Early life Īnnie Miller was born in Buxton, on Cape Hatteras, and was raised in a Methodist family of 13 children and 14 foster children. Her work is an example of folk art, outsider art, and visionary art. Annie Hooper (26 February 1897 – 11 January 1986) was a sculptor of visionary religious art from Buxton, North Carolina. ![]()
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