Untitled (Dandy) - High Museum of Art

Untitled (Dandy)

Nellie Mae Rowe

American, 1900–1982

A long-legged human figure wearing a pink body suit pets an orange doglike creature; depictions of plants, animals, and other figures fill the scene.

Details

Title

Untitled (Dandy)

Artist/Maker

Nellie Mae Rowe (American, 1900–1982)

Date

1980

Medium

Crayon and pencil on paper

Dimensions

18 x 24 inches

Credit

Gift of Harvie and Charles Abney

Accession #

2021.40

On View

Currently not on view

Image Copyright

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

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