If You Whisper Whisper a Prayer
Nellie Mae Rowe
American, 1900–1982

Details
Title
If You Whisper Whisper a Prayer
Artist/Maker
Nellie Mae Rowe (American, 1900–1982)
Date
before 1978
Medium
Crayon, pencil, and pen on cardboard
Dimensions
10 1/2 x 10 1/4 inches
Credit
Gift of Judith Alexander
Accession #
2002.238
On View
Currently not on view
Rowe’s body of work is chock-full of catch phrases and sayings that were collected from all sources of media, whether faith-bound or otherwise. Not all of her -isms are meant to be humorous, but you can certainly imagine her saying this phrase with a wry grin. Didactic in nature, this work is perhaps more subdued than others but undoubtedly no less enthusiastic regarding her particular practice of Christianity.
Image Copyright
© Estate of Nellie Mae Rowe/High Museum of Art, Atlanta.
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