Dr. Charles Smith
Selma Burke, Sculptor of FDR for the Face of the Dime

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Selma Burke, Sculptor of FDR for the Face of the Dime
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ArtistAmerican, born 1940
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Selma Burke, Sculptor of FDR for the Face of the Dime
  • from the African-American Heritage Museum and Black Veteran's Archive
Date1986–2000
PlaceAurora, Illinois, United States
MediumConcrete, metal armature, paint, foam, and found materials
Dimensions36 1/4 × 14 × 12 in. (92.1 × 35.6 × 30.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Kohler Foundation, Inc.
Object number2003.1030
Not on view

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Department
Modern and Contemporary Art
Object Type
ProvenanceGiven to MFAH, 2003.
Exhibition History"Houston Collects: African American Art," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Upper Brown Pavilion, July 31-October 26, 2008.
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