Untitled (Woman in Hat with Trees)
Nellie Mae Rowe
American, 1900–1982
Details
Title
Untitled (Woman in Hat with Trees)
Artist/Maker
Nellie Mae Rowe (American, 1900–1982)
Date
1978
Medium
Crayon, colored pencil, and pen on paper
Dimensions
12 x 9 inches
Credit
Gift of Judith Alexander
Accession #
2003.197
Location
Currently not on view
A connection to nature dominated Rowe’s childhood as her tasks on the farm were dictated by seasons and weather. She reclaimed that connection by tending to the garden of her Playhouse, which was filled with birds, flowering plants, and the pollinators they attracted. The space she made for nature to grow densely was a form of self-care that became even more meaningful against the backdrop of the rapidly gentrifying suburb she lived in, and she chronicled the beauty she cultivated in her garden in drawings like these.
Image Copyright
© Estate of Nellie Mae Rowe/High Museum of Art, Atlanta.