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Selma Burke, American Sculptor

Burke with her bust of Booker T. Washington. Selma Hortense Burke (December 31, 1900 - August 29, 1995) was an American sculptor and a member of the Harlem Renaissance movement. Burke is best known for a bas relief portrait of President Franklin D. Roosevelt that inspired the profile found on the obverse of the dime. She described herself as a people's sculptor and created many pieces of public art, often portraits of prominent African-American figures like Duke Ellington, Mary McLeod Bethune and Booker T. Washington. No photographer credited, circa 1935-43 (cropped and cleaned).
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Title:
Selma Burke, American Sculptor
Caption:
Burke with her bust of Booker T. Washington. Selma Hortense Burke (December 31, 1900 - August 29, 1995) was an American sculptor and a member of the Harlem Renaissance movement. Burke is best known for a bas relief portrait of President Franklin D. Roosevelt that inspired the profile found on the obverse of the dime. She described herself as a people's sculptor and created many pieces of public art, often portraits of prominent African-American figures like Duke Ellington, Mary McLeod Bethune and Booker T. Washington. No photographer credited, circa 1935-43 (cropped and cleaned).
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Album / Science Source / NYPL/Schomburg Center
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Image size:
3723 x 5400 px | 57.5 MB
Print size:
31.5 x 45.7 cm | 12.4 x 18.0 in (300 dpi)
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