Lucinda Bunnen photographs of Nellie Mae Rowe
name: label: Creator
content: Bunnen, Lucinda
label: Names
content: Rowe, Nellie Mae, 1900-1982
topic: label: Occupation
content: Photographers -- Georgia -- Atlanta
label: Topic
content: African American artists
label: Topic
content: Women artists
label: Topic
content: Women photographers
label: Topic
content: Women sculptors
label: Topic
content: Self-taught artists--Georgia--Atlanta
label: Topic
content: Folk artists
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Lucinda Bunnen donated the photographs to the Archives of American Art in 1987.
creator: label: Creator
content: Bunnen, Lucinda
setName: label: See more items in
content: Lucinda Bunnen photographs of Nellie Mae Rowe
abstract: label: Summary
content: 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.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Lucinda Bunnen (1930- ) is a photographer in Atlanta, Georgia. Nellie Mae Rowe (1900-1982) was an African American self-taught folk artist in Atlanta, Georgia. She painted and created dolls and sculptures with wood and chewing gum. Rowe was also known for her "Playhouse," her home and yard, which she decorated with paintings, sculptures, stuffed animals, and found objects.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 10 Items
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1971-circa 1985
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.bunnluci
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: Due to the small size of this collection the papers are arranged as one series.
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was minimally processed and a finding aid prepared by Rayna Andrews in 2021 with funding from the Henry Luce Foundation.
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: The collection is also available on 35mm microfilm reel 3975 at the Archives of American art offices and through interlibrary loan.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: 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.