Explore CollectionsFolk and Self-Taught ArtUntitled (Black and White Dog)

Untitled (Black and White Dog)

Nellie Mae Rowe

American, 1900–1982

Details

Title

Untitled (Black and White Dog)

Artist/Maker

Nellie Mae Rowe (American, 1900–1982)

Date

1982

Medium

Crayon, marker, and pencil on paper

Dimensions

8 x 11 1/2 inches

Credit

Gift of the Estate of Vincencia Blount

Accession #

2014.290

On View

Currently not on view

Image Copyright

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

More from this Artist

A large brown creature with human feet and a winged torso is surrounded by blood-red crayon-drawn plants and body parts. Text says, “I will see you later when I get myself back together.”

I Will Sea you Later When I get My Self Back To Geather

Nellie Mae Rowe

Crayon drawing of a floating head with frilled collar below black outlined face with ear-length, short, raspberry-colored hair and a blue forehead above downcast eyes.

Untitled (Woman with Curls)

Nellie Mae Rowe

A blue two-headed rooster holds a red creature in its talons; on either side of the rooster are a gray house and two humans emerging from a doorway. Another scene includes plants against a blue sky and a bird flying overhead.

Untitled (Feeding the Two-Headed Rooster)

Nellie Mae Rowe

Right-facing side profile of smiling figure with yellow skin and purple hair, with swirling and striped bright coloring next to and behind figure.

Untitled (Nellie Seeing Plants)

Nellie Mae Rowe

Book page with black, plain typing: “Really Free!” in bold font in upper right, and “The Bible Society” in smaller font at lower right; “Mrs. Nellie M” written cursive at top in blue marker and pink colored pencil, large “R” and small “owe” drawn below.

Untitled (Really Free!)

Nellie Mae Rowe

Large pot with feathery lines in red, light and dark blue, and black coming out; a small blue woman and red dog in corner with words “Oh Goodness sake.”

Oh Goodness Sake

Nellie Mae Rowe

A front-facing figure drawn with pencil and blue marker against a white background with blue and black borders; “boy” and “please let me be” written in marker.

Please Let Me Be

Nellie Mae Rowe

A brown-skinned person wearing a lime-green sweater sniffs a tree with closed eyes; a white doglike creature stands beside her; four birds eat from plants while perched in the tree’s foliage.

Untitled (Nellie Smelling Tree)

Nellie Mae Rowe

Two ornate homes, one with a red roof and one with a blue roof, are joined together among a colorful animal-filled background.

Untitled (Nellie and Judith’s Houses)

Nellie Mae Rowe

Browse Related Artwork

Billy and Minzly
Billy and Minzly

Rahim Fortune

Portrait of Evelyn Massengill
Portrait of Evelyn Massengill

Evelyn Massengill

Lucinda
Lucinda

Barbara Peacock

Gem’s Arm
Gem’s Arm

Rahim Fortune

Lee Square, Richmond, Virginia
Lee Square, Richmond, Virginia

Kris Graves

Portrait of Evelyn Massengill
Portrait of Evelyn Massengill

Evelyn Massengill

Bank of the Ohio
Bank of the Ohio

Kristine Potter

Studio (0X5A8180), 2021
Studio (0X5A8180), 2021

Paul Mpagi Sepuya

Portrait of Evelyn and Lance Massengill
Portrait of Evelyn and Lance Massengill

Evelyn Massengill

Portrait of Evelyn Massengill
Portrait of Evelyn Massengill

Evelyn Massengill

Troublesome Creek
Troublesome Creek

Kristine Potter

Portrait of Evelyn and Warren Massengill
Portrait of Evelyn and Warren Massengill

Evelyn Massengill