Burke, Selma Hortense Público Deposited
Born in Moorseville, North Carolina. Received MFA from Columbia University in 1941 and doctorate from Livingston College in 1970. Married three times.
She won a competition to sculpt a profile of Franklin D. Roosevelt. The resulting plaque was borrowed by the Mint as a source for John Sinnock to design the Roosevelt dime. Burke claimed he design was used without credit.
She died in Newtown, Pennsylvania.
Obit NN 9/19/1995
- 1900-12-31
- Moorseville, North Carolina
- 1995-08-29