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Sad Time

Nellie Mae Rowe

American, 1900–1982

A smiling, naked brown woman sits on a green chair positioned in front of a tree; two pots are on either side of the chair, and text at the bottom reads, “Sad Time.”

Details

Title

Sad Time

Artist/Maker

Nellie Mae Rowe (American, 1900–1982)

Date

1981

Medium

Crayon and pencil on paper

Dimensions

Support/Overall: 16 x 12 inches, (40.6 cm x 30.5 cm,) Framed/Mounted: 25 1/4 x 31 1/4 x 1 1/4 inches (64.1 cm x 79.4 cm x 3.2 cm)

Credit

Gift of Judith Alexander

Accession #

2003.166

On View

Currently not on view

Image Copyright

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

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