Really Free: The Radical Art of Nellie Mae Rowe
Mar 19 – Jul 10, 2022
Nellie Mae Rowe (American, 1900-1982), When I Was a Little Girl, 1978, crayon, marker, colored pencil, and pencil on paper, 19 x 24 inches, High Museum of Art, Atlanta, purchase with Folk Art Acquisition Fund, 2002.73. © 2021 Estate of Nellie Mae Rowe/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.
Nellie Mae Rowe (American, 1900-1982), Happy Days, 1981, crayon and pencil on paper, 18 x 24 inches, High Museum of Art, Atlanta, T. Marshall Hahn Collection, 1997.105. © 2022 Estate of Nellie Mae Rowe/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.
Nellie Mae Rowe (American, 1900-1982), My House is Clean Enought to Be Healty and it Dirty Enought to Be Happy, 1978–1982, crayon and pencil on paper, 18 x 24 inches, gift of Judith Alexander, 2003.146. © 2022 Estate of Nellie Mae Rowe/High Museum of Art, Atlanta.
Nellie Mae Rowe (American, 1900-1982), What It Is, 1978–1982, crayon, colored pencil, and pencil on paper, 21 x 21.25 inches, gift of Judith Alexander, 2003.215. © 2022 Estate of Nellie Mae Rowe/High Museum of Art, Atlanta.
Nellie Mae Rowe (American, 1900-1982), This Worl is Not My Home, 1979, crayon, marker, colored pencil, and pencil on paper, 16 x 19.625 inches, gift of Judith Alexander, 2003.167. © 2022 Estate of Nellie Mae Rowe/High Museum of Art, Atlanta.
Nellie Mae Rowe (American, 1900-1982), Real Girl, 1980, color photograph, crayon, pen, and pencil on cardboard, 14 x 11 inches, gift of Judith Alexander, 2003.212. © 2022 Estate of Nellie Mae Rowe/High Museum of Art, Atlanta.
Nellie Mae Rowe (American, 1900-1982), Untitled (Peace), 1978–1982, crayon and pen on paper, 17 x 14 inches, gift of Judith Alexander, 2003.219. © 2022 Estate of Nellie Mae Rowe/High Museum of Art, Atlanta.
Nellie Mae Rowe (American, 1900-1982), Untitled (Cross and Trees), before 1978, crayon, pencil, and marker on flattened shoebox, 12 x 13.5 inches, gift of Judith Alexander, 2003.319. ©2022 Estate of Nellie Mae Rowe/High Museum of Art, Atlanta.
Nellie Mae Rowe (American, 1900–1982), Untitled (The Angel and the Devil's Boot), 1978, crayon, pen, and pencil on cardboard, 20 x 30 inches, promised gift of Harvie and Charles Abney. © 2022 Estate of Nellie Mae Rowe/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photo by Mike Jensen.
Nellie Mae Rowe (American, 1900-1982), Untitled (Pecking Rooster), 1981, crayon and colored pencil on paper, 13.75 x 6.75 inches, promised gift of Harvie and Charles Abney. ©2022 Estate of Nellie Mae Rowe/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.
Nellie Mae Rowe (American, 1900–1982), Untitled (Voting), before 1978, color photograph, crayon, pencil, and colored pencil on cardboard, 20 x 30.125 inches, promised gift of Lucinda W. Bunnen. © 2022 Estate of Nellie Mae Rowe/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photo by Mike Jensen.
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