{"product_id":"selma-burke-carving-a-sculptors-life-paperback","title":"Selma Burke: Carving a Sculptor's Life - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCaroline Russell-King\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMaria Crooks\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the Theatre BC Canadian Playwriting Competition, two Betty Mitchell Awards, and two Calgary Theatre Critics' Awards\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSelma Burke: Carving a Sculptor's Life\u003c\/em\u003e is a flight of fancy based on the incredible life of Dr. Selma Hortense Burke, who lived from 1900 to 1995, approximately 49,932,000 minutes. Here, imagined, are ninety of them, in a play that asks, \"Who gets to make art, and who gets to destroy it?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfrican American sculptor Selma Burke chronicled many of the extraordinary and devastating events of the past century in her outstanding work: lynchings, the Harlem Renaissance, the Holocaust, the assassination of Martin Luther King. Understanding that it is always easier to rip things down than build them up, Burke persisted in artmaking in the face of a society that didn't always recognize her talents, a husband who demolished her work, and a government who stole it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCast of 1 Black woman, 1 white woman, 1 Black man, and 1 white man\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 108\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 31, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48336210657529,"sku":"9781772017151","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/VvAAnbwzft9781772017151.webp?v=1777518228","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/selma-burke-carving-a-sculptors-life-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}