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A black and white photo of Burke posing with her plaque of Franklin D. Roosevelt that she was commissioned to complete. The caption below the image states that the plaque was unveiled in Washington D.C. and was to be housed in the lobby of the…

A carbon copy of Burke's typed application for a Rosenwald fellowship to "make an intensive study of North American Forest Woods, particularly adaptable to sculpture; to photograph and compile in bound form results of research in wood and stone." The…

This is a "Confidential Report on Candidate for Fellowship" form that includes a typed letter from Albert Einstein in support of Selma Burke's fellowship application. Einstein's signature appears at the bottom of the page in green ink.

Typed letters of reference in support of Selma Burke's 1940 Rosenwald fellowship application

A carbon copy of Burke's typed application for a Rosenwald fellowship to study sculpture at Columbia University with Frank Mechau and Oronzio Maldarelli. The form includes personal data, undergraduate work, work experience, accomplishments,…

This is the application photo included in Selma Burke's dossier for the Rosenwald fellowship in 1940.