Selma Burke, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Selma Burke

American visual artist

Date of Birth: 31-Dec-1900

Place of Birth: Mooresville, North Carolina, United States

Date of Death: 29-Aug-1995

Profession: sculptor, visual artist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

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 which 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.
In 1979, she was awarded the Women's Caucus for Art Lifetime Achievement Award