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December 31, 1900
Selma Burke: Sculptor & Educator
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Faces of the Harlem Renaissance: Selma Burke
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Selma Burke Poses with Plaque 7/24/1945-New York, NY
Standing beside the plaque of President Roosevelt she executed is sculptress Selma Burke, as the plaque was put on view for the first time at the Modernage Art Gallery in New York today. Miss Burke won the commission to do the plaque in competition with sculptors from all over America. President Roosevelt gave her two sittings, and was to have given a third, but died before he could do so.