Self-Portrait

Nellie Mae Rowe, Self-Portrait, 1981, crayon and paint on cardboard with artist-made frame, 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, 2021.29.8
Nellie Mae Rowe, Self-Portrait, 1981, crayon and paint on cardboard with artist-made frame, sheet and image: 20 × 16 in. (50.8 × 40.6 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, 2021.29.8

Artwork Details

Title
Self-Portrait
Date
1981
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sheet and image: 20 × 16 in. (50.8 × 40.6 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
crayon and paint on cardboard with artist-made frame
Subjects
  • African American
Object Number
2021.29.8

Works by this artist (4 items)

Frank E. Cummings III, Ode to Today, 1993, ebony, 18k gold, pearls, and imperial topaz, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Fleur and Charles Bresler in honor of Kenneth R. Trapp, curator-in-charge of the Renwick Gallery (1995--2003), 2003.60.7A-C
Ode to Today
Date1993
ebony, 18k gold, pearls, and imperial topaz
Not on view
Frank E. Cummings III, On the Edge Naturally, 1990, kingwood burl, 18k gold, and mother-of-pearl, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Fleur and Charles Bresler, 2002.66A-B
On the Edge Naturally
Date1990
kingwood burl, 18k gold, and mother-of-pearl
Not on view
Frank E. Cummings III, Lady Lace with New Shoes, 1989, black walnut, ivory, gold and onyx, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of George Peter Lamb and Lucy Scardino in memory of Natalie Rust Lamb, 1995.100.4
Lady Lace with New Shoes
Date1989
black walnut, ivory, gold and onyx
Not on view
Carousel: Age of Awareness
Date1994
walnut, ebony, black onyx, 18K gold, pearl rubellite
Not on view