[Selma Burke : artist file]

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Burke, Selma Hortense, 1900-1995

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Selma Hortense Burke (born December 31, 1900, Mooresville, North Carolina – died August 29, 1995, New Hope, Pennsylvania), American sculptor and a member of the Harlem Renaissance movement. Burke is best known for a bas relief portrait of President Franklin D. Roosevelt which is the model for his image 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 Mc...