Lucinda Bunnen photographs of Nellie Mae Rowe

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Lucinda Bunnen photographs of Nellie Mae Rowe

1971-circa 1985

The Lucinda Bunnen photographs of Nellie Mae Rowe measure 0.1 linear feet and date from 1971 to circa 1985. Included are nine photographs of African American folk artist Nellie Mae Rowe, dolls she created, and her home in Atlanta, Georgia. Bunnen took the photos of Rowe in 1971. Also included in the collection is a copy of Bunnen's resume.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8198966

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Rowe, Nellie Mae, 1900-1982

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Bunnen, Lucinda

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Bunnen, based in Atlanta, Ga., photographed Nellie Mae Rowe, a visionary artist who painted and made dolls and sculpture in wood and chewing gum. Rowe also decorated her yard with paintings on metal, inflatable toys, plastic flowers, stuffed animals, and various objects. When Rowe died in 1982, her house was torn down. From the description of Lucinda Bunnen photographs of Nellie Mae Rowe, 1971. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 77599930 ...