Blue Rooster

Nellie Mae Rowe, Blue Rooster, 1980, pastel, crayon, and ink 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, 2021.29.1
Nellie Mae Rowe, Blue Rooster, 1980, pastel, crayon, and ink on paper, sheet and image: 16 × 20 in. (40.6 × 50.8 cm) frame: 23 1⁄2 × 27 1⁄4 in. (59.7 × 69.2 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, 2021.29.1

Artwork Details

Title
Blue Rooster
Artist
Date
1980
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sheet and image: 16 × 20 in. (40.6 × 50.8 cm) frame: 23 1⁄2 × 27 1⁄4 in. (59.7 × 69.2 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
Mediums Description
pastel, crayon, and ink on paper
Subjects
  • Animal — bird — chicken
  • Landscape — farm
Object Number
2021.29.1
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/2021.29.1

Works by this artist (2 items)

Jane Sauer, Elaborate Layers, 1985, waxed linen thread and acrylic paint, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Eleanor T. and Samuel J. Rosenfeld, 2002.8.13
Elaborate Layers
Artist
Date1985
waxed linen thread and acrylic paint
Not on view
Jane Sauer, Concurrence, 1985, waxed linen thread and acrylic paint, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Eleanor T. and Samuel J. Rosenfeld, 2002.8.12
Concurrence
Artist
Date1985
waxed linen thread and acrylic paint
Not on view

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