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)

Duane Hanson, Woman Eating, 1971, polyester resin and fiberglass with oil and acrylic paints and found accessories, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 2005.22A-Z
Woman Eating
Date1971
polyester resin and fiberglass with oil and acrylic paints and found accessories
Not on view

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