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Untitled (Feeding the Two-Headed Rooster)

Nellie Mae Rowe

American, 1900–1982

A blue two-headed rooster holds a red creature in its talons; on either side of the rooster are a gray house and two humans emerging from a doorway. Another scene includes plants against a blue sky and a bird flying overhead.

Details

Title

Untitled (Feeding the Two-Headed Rooster)

Artist/Maker

Nellie Mae Rowe (American, 1900–1982)

Date

1980

Medium

Crayon and marker on paper

Dimensions

24 1/2 x 29 inches

Credit

Gift of Judith Alexander

Accession #

2003.137

On View

Currently not on view

Image Copyright

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

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