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Untitled (Nellie in Her Garden)

Nellie Mae Rowe

American, 1900–1982

A brown woman wearing a blue dress steps toward a tree; several animals and a woman with light skin surround her within a multicolored background.

Details

Title

Untitled (Nellie in Her Garden)

Artist/Maker

Nellie Mae Rowe (American, 1900–1982)

Date

1978–1982

Medium

Crayon and pencil on paper

Dimensions

27 1/2 x 19 1/2 inches

Credit

Gift of Judith Alexander in honor of Marianne Lambert

Accession #

2003.173

On View

Currently not on view

Image Copyright

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

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