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Untitled (Freedom)

Nellie Mae Rowe

American, 1900–1982

Large purple fish with blue market outline, swimming above small, multi-colored figures of animals, a small girl, and long, aqua snake.

Details

Title

Untitled (Freedom)

Artist/Maker

Nellie Mae Rowe (American, 1900–1982)

Date

before 1978

Medium

Crayon and marker on paper

Dimensions

14 x 20 inches

Credit

Gift of Harvie and Charles Abney

Accession #

2021.31

On View

Currently not on view

Image Copyright

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

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