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Untitled (White Mule)

Nellie Mae Rowe

American, 1900–1982

A large white mule kicks its front legs toward a small human figure within a red cross-shaped border and surrounded by dogs. Blue and red triangles, one of which includes a pig, fill the corners outside of the cross.

Details

Title

Untitled (White Mule)

Artist/Maker

Nellie Mae Rowe (American, 1900–1982)

Date

1980

Medium

Chalk, crayon and pencil on cardboard

Dimensions

9 1/2 x 14 inches

Credit

Gift of Harvie and Charles Abney

Accession #

2021.33

Location

Currently not on view

Image Copyright

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

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