Untitled (Blue Plant) - High Museum of Art

Untitled (Blue Plant)

Nellie Mae Rowe

American, 1900–1982

Fanciful tree with swirling branches in dark blue crayon and marker with purple and black accents on faintly lined paper.

Details

Title

Untitled (Blue Plant)

Artist/Maker

Nellie Mae Rowe (American, 1900–1982)

Date

before 1978

Medium

Crayon, marker, and pencil on ledger paper

Dimensions

Image/Sight: 14 x 9 inches (35.6 cm x 22.9 cm) Framed/Mounted: 21 1/4 x 17 1/4 x 1 1/4 inches (54 cm x 43.8 cm x 3.2 cm)

Credit

Gift of Judith Alexander

Accession #

2003.188

Location

Currently not on view

Image Copyright

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

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