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i Wont Be Back

Nellie Mae Rowe

American, 1900–1982

A brown doglike creature walks on a colorful path surrounded by a magenta, dark green, and red background; text “i Wont Be Back” is framed in red next to the dog.

Details

Title

i Wont Be Back

Artist/Maker

Nellie Mae Rowe (American, 1900–1982)

Date

1982

Medium

Crayon, pen, and marker on paper

Dimensions

11 x 13 3/4 inches

Credit

Purchase with Folk Art Acquisition Fund

Accession #

2003.100

On View

Currently not on view

Image Copyright

© Estate of Nellie Mae Rowe/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.

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