Conversation with a Strange Animal

Nellie Mae Rowe, Conversation with a Strange Animal, 1980, crayon and pencil on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment and the American Women's History Initiative Acquisitions Pool, administered by the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative, 2021.29.2
Nellie Mae Rowe, Conversation with a Strange Animal, 1980, crayon and pencil on paper, sheet and image: 16 × 20 in. (40.6 × 50.8 cm) frame: 27 × 23 in. (68.6 × 58.4 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment and the American Women’s History Initiative Acquisitions Pool, administered by the Smithsonian American Women’s History Initiative, 2021.29.2

Artwork Details

Title
Conversation with a Strange Animal
Date
1980
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sheet and image: 16 × 20 in. (40.6 × 50.8 cm) frame: 27 × 23 in. (68.6 × 58.4 cm)
Credit Line
Museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment and the American Women’s History Initiative Acquisitions Pool, administered by the Smithsonian American Women’s History Initiative
Mediums Description
crayon and pencil on paper
Subjects
  • Fantasy — animal
  • Figure
Object Number
2021.29.2

Works by this artist (1 item)

Ercole Barovier, Nicolo Barovier, Mosaic Glass Goblet, ca. 1914-1928, blown and hot-worked glass, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of John Gellatly, 1929.8.469.9
Mosaic Glass Goblet
Artist
attributed to Ercole Barovier
attributed to Nicolo Barovier
Dateca. 1914-1928
blown and hot-worked glass
Not on view

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