Selma Burke in studio sculpting Marguerite Cartwright, undated

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Artist

Schiff, John, 1907-1976

Title

Selma Burke in studio sculpting Marguerite Cartwright, undated
Physical Description

1 photograph : black-and-white ; 10 x 8 inches / 25.5 x 20.5 cm., digital photograph
Summary

The image shows a photograph of artist Selma Burke sculpting a female bust in an art studio. The model is Marguerite Cartwright, who is sitting before the artist. The verso of the image has "Selma Burke w. Marguerite Cartwright" written in pencil.
Depicted

Burke, Selma, 1900-1995; Cartwright, Marguerite, 1910-1986
Subject

Artists; Portraits; Sculptors, United States; Artists and models in art
Genre

Photographs
Part Of

John (Hans) and Trude Schiff Collection, AR 25082
Accession Number
URL

https://www.lbi.org/griffinger/record/5575429

Biographical/Historical Information

Selma Hortense Burke was a sculptor and a member of the Harlem Renaissance movement. Burke is best known for a bas relief portrait of President Franklin D. Roosevelt which may have been the model for his image on 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.

Dr. Marguerite Cartwright attended Boston University and earned her Bachelor of Science degree in 1932 and a Master’s degree in Drama. She later earned her Ed.D. from New York University. Throughout her life, she worked as an actress, journalist, lecturer, and diplomat. One of the biggest research strengths of Cartwright’s papers is how they show the idealism surrounding the formation of the United Nations (UN), created as an instrument to bring world peace following the horrors of World War II. Dr. Cartwright was also heavily involved in the arts, including film and Broadway.

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Citation

Schiff, John: Selma Burke in studio sculpting Marguerite Cartwright, undated, Leo Baeck Institute, F 048 AR 25082.

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