Women of Hawaii : Pictures by Pegge Hopper With a biographical Sketch by DON BERRY F ALL THE PAINTERS now working in Hawaii, Pegge Hopper is without doubt the most popular Meticulously finished and strongly graphic, her paintings chieflyof tawaiian women- superbly capture the strength and nobility she sees in hersubjects. Her paintings and original prints are in numerous private, civic, and corporate collections throughout the Islands and, increasingly, on the mandand As well. 1 In this first book about Hopper and her work, author Don Berry explains how it is that a woman who insists upon describing herself as "ordinary' has been able to create such extraordinary works of art. Part of the explanation is unexceptional: She has talent, determination, and grit. But Hopper herself attributes much of her success not to these qualities but to her lifelong pursuit of balance: her expectations of herself v. her parents' very different early expectations of her; her role as wife & mother v. her need to paint; her wish to sell paintings v. her desire to paint just what she wants to, without regard to her public. I One reason for the popularity of Hopper's works, of course, is their accessibility. But knowing something about Hopper the artist deepens our appreciation of the paintings. Finally, whatever else they may be, they are the work of no "ordinary" person.

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