Untitled (Blue Chair) - High Museum of Art

Untitled (Blue Chair)

Nellie Mae Rowe

American, 1900–1982

Details

Title

Untitled (Blue Chair)

Artist/Maker

Nellie Mae Rowe (American, 1900–1982)

Date

1981

Medium

Crayon, pen, and pencil on paper

Dimensions

18 x 23 1/2 inches

Credit

Gift of Judith Alexander

Accession #

2003.142

On View

Currently not on view

Image Copyright

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

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