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in The Cotton field

Nellie Mae Rowe (American, 1900–1982)

A woman with dark green skin stands with her head downcast; she is surrounded by a lime-green accented background with several depictions of large green trees. A red foxlike creature looms behind her.

Details

Title

in The Cotton field

Artist/Maker

Nellie Mae Rowe (American, 1900–1982)

Date

1978–1982

Medium

Crayon and pencil on paper

Dimensions

14 x 17 inches

Credit

Bequest of Dr. Margaret Sommerville and Jim Sommerville

Accession #

2006.144

Location

On View - Stent Family Wing, Skyway, Gallery 409

Image Copyright

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

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