Untitled (Girl with Drum) - High Museum of Art

Untitled (Girl with Drum)

Nellie Mae Rowe

American, 1900–1982

A person with their head tilted back and mouth open holds a large pink drum, surrounded by several numbers and ink drawings of plants.

Details

Title

Untitled (Girl with Drum)

Artist/Maker

Nellie Mae Rowe (American, 1900–1982)

Date

1978–1982

Medium

Crayon, marker, pencil, and pen on paper

Dimensions

Image/Sight: 14 x 11 inches (35.6 cm x 27.9 cm) Framed/Mounted: 25 x 21 5/8 x 1 1/8 inches (63.5 cm x 54.9 cm x 2.9 cm)

Credit

Gift of Harvie and Charles Abney

Accession #

2021.41

On View

Currently not on view

Image Copyright

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

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