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Biographical/Historical Information

Selma Burke, a self-described “people’s sculptor” originally from North Carolina cooperated fully in New York’s Harlem Renaissance and created many sculptured portraits of prominent African Americans. She became best known for creating the profile portrait of President Franklin D. Roosevelt in a bas relief that was used by the U.S. Mint for its one-dime-coin.

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Schiff, John: Portrait photograph of Selma Burke, Leo Baeck Institute, F DM 343 005.