I Have A Ride At Last
Nellie Mae Rowe
American, 1900–1982

Details
Title
I Have A Ride At Last
Artist/Maker
Nellie Mae Rowe (American, 1900–1982)
Date
1982
Medium
Crayon and marker on paper
Dimensions
Image/Sight: 19 x 24 inches (48.3 cm x 61 cm) Framed/Mounted: 17 1/4 x 21 1/4 x 1 1/4 inches (43.8 cm x 54 cm x 3.2 cm)
Credit
Purchase with Folk Art Acquisition Fund
Accession #
2003.99
On View
Currently not on view
Dogs appear with frequency in Nellie Mae Rowe’s art. Some have noted the similarity between the dog in this work, with its full headdress, and Anubis the Egyptian God of the afterlife who was part canine, part man. An Egyptian motif recurs in the small figure who wears what looks like a Pharaonic headdress to the right of the central dog. Rowe’s awareness of the dog’s role as a spiritual mediator in ancient Egyptian culture could have been learned through her interest in the spirit world.
Image Copyright
© Estate of Nellie Mae Rowe/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.
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