Selma Burke - shoulder bag

This attract leather shoulder bag is a one of a kind made from many  different varieties of leather. From yellow mustard , honey mustard a variety of browns , wine and taupe. It measures 12 1/2" X 14 1/2" and is fully lined with a good sized leather zipper pocket. Also the bag has a zipped closure and  and a creatively sculpted flap over in that honey mustard flavor.              When you're down , don't cry . Buy a new handbag and get over it! In her 70-year career, Selma Burke (1900-1995)was many things: teacher, administrator, model, nurse, even truck driver. Her work as a sculptor, however, led to her most memorable achievement of being the first black sculptor to design a United States coin. Burke’s interest in sculpting arose from her weekly Saturday whitewashing chores with a wash made of local clay. She discovered to her delight, that it could be molded into various whimsical shapes. in 1943, she heard of and entered a national competition to create a profile portrait of U.S.