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Untitled (Pink Tree and Cross)

Nellie Mae Rowe

American, 1900–1982

A tall pink and brown tree with angular, V-shaped marks and dark pink circles; a small blue cross in lower right corner.

Details

Title

Untitled (Pink Tree and Cross)

Artist/Maker

Nellie Mae Rowe (American, 1900–1982)

Date

1968–1982

Medium

Colored pencil on paper

Dimensions

12 x 9 inches

Credit

Gift of Judith Alexander

Accession #

2003.190

Location

Currently not on view

Image Copyright

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

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