Untitled (Woman with Curls) - High Museum of Art

Untitled (Woman with Curls)

Nellie Mae Rowe

American, 1900–1982

Crayon drawing of a floating head with frilled collar below black outlined face with ear-length, short, raspberry-colored hair and a blue forehead above downcast eyes.

Details

Title

Untitled (Woman with Curls)

Artist/Maker

Nellie Mae Rowe (American, 1900–1982)

Date

before 1978

Medium

Crayon, marker, and pencil on ledger paper

Dimensions

14 x 9 inches

Credit

Gift of Judith Alexander

Accession #

2003.236

On View

Currently not on view

Image Copyright

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

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