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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
Image Not Available for Selma Burke, Sculptor of FDR for the Face of the Dime
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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The sculpture is not signed.

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