Untitled (Flower) - High Museum of Art

Untitled (Flower)

Nellie Mae Rowe

American, 1900–1982

Drawing of a multilayered flower in striped pink and green with a green stem and leaves; background has lightly drawn sunset with blue waves of water and red sun.

Details

Title

Untitled (Flower)

Artist/Maker

Nellie Mae Rowe (American, 1900–1982)

Date

before 1978

Medium

Crayon and pencil on brown posterboard

Dimensions

21 x 16 1/4 inches

Credit

Gift of Judith Alexander

Accession #

2002.240

Location

Currently not on view

Image Copyright

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

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