Untitled (Double-Sided Drawing of a Dog and Leg) - High Museum of Art

Untitled (Double-Sided Drawing of a Dog and Leg)

Nellie Mae Rowe

American, 1900–1982

Front: drawing in blues, pinks, reds, greens, and oranges of a tree and a leg that morphs into abstract, geometric shapes. Reverse-side: drawing of small brown dog with a stout body, floppy ears, and puffed tail against a blue and red swirl background.

Details

Title

Untitled (Double-Sided Drawing of a Dog and Leg)

Artist/Maker

Nellie Mae Rowe (American, 1900–1982)

Date

before 1978

Medium

Crayon and pencil on cardboard

Dimensions

Image/Sight: 13 1/2 x 9 inches (34.3 cm x 22.9 cm) Framed/Mounted (Double-sided drawing--Will be vertical): 22 x 18 x 3 inches (55.9 cm x 45.7 cm x 7.6 cm)

Credit

Gift of Judith Alexander

Accession #

2003.317

On View

Currently not on view

Image Copyright

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

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