Untitled (Plant with Face) - High Museum of Art

Untitled (Plant with Face)

Nellie Mae Rowe (American, 1900–1982)

A whimsical, flat plant leaf with curved edges and frowning face, outlined in purple crayon and colored with light pink, yellow, and blue pencil.

Details

Title

Untitled (Plant with Face)

Artist/Maker

Nellie Mae Rowe (American, 1900–1982)

Date

before 1978

Medium

Crayon and pencil on paper

Dimensions

12 x 9 inches

Credit

Gift of Judith Alexander

Accession #

2003.303

Location

Currently not on view

Image Copyright

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

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