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This Worl is Not My Home

Nellie Mae Rowe

American, 1900–1982

A smiling, naked brown woman sits on a detailed bench against a light blue background; she holds a white birdlike creature next to which text reads, “This world is not my home.”

Details

Title

This Worl is Not My Home

Artist/Maker

Nellie Mae Rowe (American, 1900–1982)

Date

1979

Medium

Crayon, marker, colored pencil, and pencil on paper

Dimensions

16 3/4 x 19 5/8 inches

Credit

Gift of Judith Alexander

Accession #

2003.167

On View

Currently not on view

Image Copyright

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

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