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Untitled (Red and Blue Fish)

Nellie Mae Rowe

American, 1900–1982

A crayon drawing of a large red and blue fish is surrounded by depictions of a human baby, a black mule, a large profile-facing human figure, birds, and other creatures.

Details

Title

Untitled (Red and Blue Fish)

Artist/Maker

Nellie Mae Rowe (American, 1900–1982)

Date

1978–1982

Medium

Crayon, colored pencil, and pencil on paper

Dimensions

Support/Overall: 19 x 24 inches (48.3 cm x 61 cm) Framed/Mounted: 29 1/4 x 35 1/4 x 1 1/4 inches (74.3 cm x 89.5 cm x 3.2 cm)

Credit

T. Marshall Hahn Collection

Accession #

1997.107

Location

Currently not on view

Image Copyright

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

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