Peace Call God
Nellie Mae Rowe
American, 1900–1982

Details
Title
Peace Call God
Artist/Maker
Nellie Mae Rowe (American, 1900–1982)
Date
1968–1982
Medium
Crayon and pencil on paper
Dimensions
8 1/2 x 11 inches
Credit
Gift of Judith Alexander
Accession #
2003.299
Rowe frequently included text in her work, sometimes incorporating it as a carefully designed pictorial element and other times as a caption or narrative explaining the action in a scene. She often wrote messages of spiritual praise, especially because she believed her artistic talent came from God. In some of her drawings from 1982, the year she passed away, she used her writing to embed messages of farewell.
Image Copyright
© Estate of Nellie Mae Rowe/High Museum of Art, Atlanta.
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