Untitled (Woman in Purple Dress with Green Chair) - High Museum of Art

Untitled (Woman in Purple Dress with Green Chair)

Nellie Mae Rowe (American, 1900–1982)

Details

Title

Untitled (Woman in Purple Dress with Green Chair)

Artist/Maker

Nellie Mae Rowe (American, 1900–1982)

Date

1968–1982

Medium

Crayon, pencil, and marker on paper

Dimensions

11 x 8 1/2 inches

Credit

Gift of Judith Alexander

Accession #

2003.301

Location

Currently not on view

Image Copyright

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

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