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Untitled (Black and White Dog)

Nellie Mae Rowe

American, 1900–1982

A pink, brown, and yellow patterned background surrounds a pink-and-green striped frame with two animals inside, one black and one white.

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.

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