Untitled (Leaping Majorette) - High Museum of Art

Untitled (Leaping Majorette)

Nellie Mae Rowe (American, 1900–1982)

Light cardboard with drawn, leaping woman in lime green and red leotard on the left; a red cross, small chair, and large tree with red buds on the right.

Details

Title

Untitled (Leaping Majorette)

Artist/Maker

Nellie Mae Rowe (American, 1900–1982)

Date

before 1978

Medium

Crayon and pencil on cardboard

Dimensions

15 1/4 x 24 inches

Credit

Gift of Judith Alexander

Accession #

2003.161

Location

Currently not on view

Image Copyright

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

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