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Peace

Nellie Mae Rowe (American, 1900–1982)

A profile-facing figure drawn in brown pencil and wearing a blue cap is seated in a blue boat holding an oar within a busy natural background including a large scaly fish.

Details

Title

Peace

Artist/Maker

Nellie Mae Rowe (American, 1900–1982)

Date

1978

Medium

Crayon and colored pencil on paper

Dimensions

19 x 24 inches

Credit

Gift of Judith Alexander

Accession #

2003.171

Location

On View - Stent Family Wing, Skyway, Gallery 409

A devout Christian and lover of nature, Nellie Mae Rowe held beliefs about earthbound harmony that often manifested in imagery typical of a biblical heaven. In this drawing, Rowe illustrates her idyllic vision of peace with a placid yet technicolor sea, verdant fields of flowers, and a heavenly sunrise. With the large fish in the middle of the image and the holy hand in the upper right corner, Rowe indicates that the peace granted to earthly creatures is distinctly one of God’s making.

Image Copyright

© Estate of Nellie Mae Rowe/High Museum of Art, Atlanta.

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