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Selma Burke (1901-1995) received a Masters of Fine Art degree from Columbia University in 1941 after studying with artists Henri Matisse and Aristide Maillol in Paris. Winning a national competition, she sculpted a bronze plaque with the profile of President Franklin Roosevelt that appeared on the 1945 dime. In 1946, Burke moved to New Hope, Pennsylvania and began producing a number of small portrait pieces, including this one of Mary McLeod Bethune.
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MARY McLEOD BETHUNE
1980
bronze
4"w x 10"h x 4"d
LINKS

Selma Hortense Burke:
Biography from LIU's African-Americans in the Visual Arts
http://www.liunet.edu

Drop Me Off in Harlem
Exploring the Harlem Renaissnace and Ms. Burkes' participation
http://www.artsedge_kennedy-center.org

The Roosevelt Dime
The artists' most well-known work
http://www.coinsite.com

Mary McLeod Bethune
A biography from the National Women's Hall of Fame
http://www.greatwomwn.org

Bethune-Cookman College
The institution founded by Ms. Bethune
http://www.bethune.cookman.edu
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