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Untitled (Woman in Orange and Red)

Nellie Mae Rowe

American, 1900–1982

A crayon-drawn woman wearing an orange and red dress is surrounded by several creatures and a brown child, all against a cerulean, orange, and magenta background.

Details

Title

Untitled (Woman in Orange and Red)

Artist/Maker

Nellie Mae Rowe (American, 1900–1982)

Date

1978–1982

Medium

Crayon, colored pencil, and pencil on paper

Dimensions

19 x 24 inches

Credit

T. Marshall Hahn Collection

Accession #

1997.108

Location

Currently not on view

Image Copyright

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

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