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Untitled (Man in Purple)

Nellie Mae Rowe (American, 1900–1982)

A man wearing a large purple hat sits in front of a lilac background atop a striped oval-shaped form and surrounded by plants; a woman and an animal lean against the cushion-like oval.

Details

Title

Untitled (Man in Purple)

Artist/Maker

Nellie Mae Rowe (American, 1900–1982)

Date

1978–1982

Medium

Crayon and pencil on paper

Dimensions

18 x 24 inches

Credit

Gift of Judith Alexander

Accession #

2002.247

Location

Currently not on view

Image Copyright

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

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