Untitled (Face Plate) - High Museum of Art

Untitled (Face Plate)

Nellie Mae Rowe (American, 1900–1982)

Details

Title

Untitled (Face Plate)

Artist/Maker

Nellie Mae Rowe (American, 1900–1982)

Date

1981

Medium

Crayon on paper plate

Dimensions

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Credit

Gift of Josh Feldstein

Accession #

2021.286

Location

On View - Stent Family Wing, Skyway, Gallery 409

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