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Untitled (Hand with Large Signature)

Nellie Mae Rowe

American, 1900–1982

A yellow hand with four fingers and red nail polish, a red bracelet, and blue and orange V-shaped sleeve, with the artist’s signature in orange to the left.

Details

Title

Untitled (Hand with Large Signature)

Artist/Maker

Nellie Mae Rowe (American, 1900–1982)

Date

1978

Medium

Crayon, pen, and pencil on paper

Dimensions

Image/Sight: 11 x 8 1/2 inches (27.9 cm x 21.6 cm) Framed/Mounted: 21 1/4 x 17 1/4 x 1 1/4 inches (54 cm x 43.8 cm x 3.2 cm)

Credit

Gift of Judith Alexander

Accession #

2003.199

On View

Currently not on view

Image Copyright

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

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