God is Not Dead. You Just Do Your Best
Nellie Mae Rowe
American, 1900–1982

Details
Title
God is Not Dead. You Just Do Your Best
Artist/Maker
Nellie Mae Rowe (American, 1900–1982)
Date
1974–1978
Medium
Crayon and pencil on paper
Dimensions
11 x 8 1/2 inches
Credit
Gift of Judith Alexander
Accession #
2003.298
Rowe frequently included text in her work, sometimes incorporating it as a carefully designed pictorial element and other times as a caption or narrative explaining the action in a scene. She often wrote messages of spiritual praise, especially because she believed her artistic talent came from God. In some of her drawings from 1982, the year she passed away, she used her writing to embed messages of farewell.
Image Copyright
© Estate of Nellie Mae Rowe/High Museum of Art, Atlanta.
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