Wash Day - High Museum of Art

Wash Day

Nellie Mae Rowe

American, 1900–1982

Crayon scene with a green and yellow background, diagonally split, with multiple, colored animals and a woman wearing a blue dress washing clothes in a pot.

Details

Title

Wash Day

Artist/Maker

Nellie Mae Rowe (American, 1900–1982)

Date

1981

Medium

Crayon and pencil on paper mounted on board

Dimensions

18 x 24 inches

Credit

Gift of Judith Alexander

Accession #

2003.144

Location

Currently not on view

Image Copyright

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

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