Untitled (Nellie's Teapot) - High Museum of Art

Untitled (Nellie's Teapot)

Nellie Mae Rowe

American, 1900–1982

A disproportionately large green teapot sits atop a stove; framed depictions of flowers hang on the walls.

Details

Title

Untitled (Nellie's Teapot)

Artist/Maker

Nellie Mae Rowe (American, 1900–1982)

Date

1978–1982

Medium

Crayon and colored pencil on paper

Dimensions

Image/Sight: 17 x 14 inches (43.2 cm x 35.6 cm) Framed/Mounted: 29 1/8 x 25 3/4 x 1 inches (74 cm x 65.4 cm x 2.5 cm)

Credit

Gift of Harvie and Charles Abney

Accession #

2021.32

On View

Currently not on view

Image Copyright

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

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