Invitational Art Show to Honor the Legacy of Selma Burke

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Phillips’ Mill is proud to announce an invitational exhibition celebrating the legacy of Selma Burke, one of the most notable American sculptors and art educators of the 20th century. Her work is included in museums including the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the James A. Michener Art Museum, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Whitney Museum of American Art. But she is probably best known for her relief portrait of President Franklin D. Roosevelt which was the model for the design of the dime.

Burke spent the last 40 years of her life in New Hope, where she was deeply engaged in the local arts community. Her profound influence on the arts in our region—and on African American artists worldwide—inspired the Invitational African American Art Show opening at the Mill at the end of May.

This exhibition is an inspiring homage to Burke’s legacy and a testament to the enduring power of her vision. Featured artists include Edward Bannister, Romare Bearden, Chakaia Booker, Frank Bowling, Wendell Brooks, Adjoa Burrowes, Kimberly Camp, Willie Cole, Thornton Dial, James Duprée, Lamerol Gatewood, Herbert
Gentry, Lonnie Holley, Curlee Raven Holton, Richard Hunt, Wilfredo Lam, Kenneth Lewis, Sr., Norman Lewis, James Little, Vivian McDuffie, Lisette Morel, Nell Painter, Faith Ringgold, Danielle Scott, Danny Simmons, Ron Tarver, Mickalene Thomas, and Hale Woodruff.

Join us at Phillips’ Mill to celebrate Selma Burke’s contributions to the arts and experience the work she continues to inspire today.

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