Lady, Bird and Dog - High Museum of Art

Lady, Bird and Dog

Nellie Mae Rowe

American, 1900–1982

Lady, Bird and Dog

Details

Title

Lady, Bird and Dog

Artist/Maker

Nellie Mae Rowe (American, 1900–1982)

Date

undated

Medium

Crayon, colored pencil, and ink on paper

Dimensions

17 3/4 x 12 inches

Credit

Bequest of Dr. Margaret Sommerville and Jim Sommerville

Accession #

2006.143

On View

Currently not on view

Image Copyright

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

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