About Nellie Mae Rowe . A Photo Gallery

 
Nellie Mae Rowe, outside her yard in Vinings GA, 1971  @ Judith Alexander Augustine

Nellie Mae Rowe, outside her yard in Vinings GA, 1971
@ Judith Alexander Augustine

Nellie Mae Rowe, Vinings GA @ Lucinda Bunnen

Nellie Mae Rowe, Vinings GA
Courtesy of the artist © Lucinda Bunnen

Judith and Nellie visit the Statue of Liberty, New York, 1979 © Lucinda Bunnen

Judith and Nellie visit the Statue of Liberty, New York, 1979 ©Courtesy of the artist © Lucinda Bunnen

Curator Lee Kogan, and  Rowe family member Cathi Perry, The Museum of American Folk Art, New York, 1999 at the opening of The Art of Nellie Mae Rowe: Ninety-Nine and a Half Won’t Do

Curator Lee Kogan, and Rowe family member Cathi Perry, The Museum of American Folk Art, New York, 1999 at the opening of The Art of Nellie Mae Rowe: Ninety-Nine and a Half Won’t Do

One of many Saturday luncheon’s at Judith Alexander’s Atlanta home.  Roberta Bates, renowned American chef, teacher, and author Edna Lewis, Joe Brown (from behind) and Judith Alexander and works by Nellie Mae Rowe on display

One of many Saturday luncheon’s at Judith Alexander’s Atlanta home. Roberta Bates, renowned American chef, teacher, and author Edna Lewis, Joe Brown (from behind) and Judith Alexander, with works by Nellie Mae Rowe on display

Some results of the High’s interactive project involving drawing, clipping and hanging hand shapes, inspired by the work of Nellie Mae Rowe

Some results of the High’s interactive project involving drawing, clipping and hanging hand shapes, inspired by the work of Nellie Mae Rowe

Courtesy Xenia Zed

Courtesy Xenia Zed

© Lucinda Bunnen

Courtesy of the artist © Lucinda Bunnen

© Lucinda Bunnen

Courtesy of the artist © Lucinda Bunnen

Claude “Thunderbolt” Patterson and Lee Kogan at Judith’s home in Atlanta with Nellie Mae Rowe’s drawing of Thunderbolt hanging on the wall

Claude “Thunderbolt” Patterson and Lee Kogan at Judith’s home in Atlanta with Nellie Mae Rowe’s drawing of Thunderbolt hanging on the wall

Nellie’s grand-niece Roberta Bates with her daughters, Nellie’s great-grand-nieces, Cheryl Mashack and Cathi Perry.

Nellie’s grand-niece Roberta Bates with her daughters, Nellie’s great-grand-nieces, Cheryl Mashack and Cathi Perry.

Xenia Zed, Cathi Perry, Katie Jentleson (with daughter Mabel) and Judith Alexander Augustine at the Nellie Mae Rowe Gallery, The High Museum of Art, Atlanta

Xenia Zed, Cathi Perry, Curator Katie Jentleson (with daughter Mabel) and Judith Alexander Augustine at the Nellie Mae Rowe Gallery, The High Museum of Art, Atlanta

Cathi Perry showing the guide for museum visitors to an interactive project at the High Museum of Art, Atlanta, based on the works of Nellie Mae Rowe.

Cathi Perry showing the guide for museum visitors to an interactive project at the High Museum of Art, Atlanta, based on the works of Nellie Mae Rowe.

Nellie Emerging from Subway, New York. 1979. Courtesy of the artist  © Lucinda Bunnen

Nellie Emerging from Subway, New York. 1979. Courtesy of the artist © Lucinda Bunnen