osis ▁and ▁a ▁friend ▁gave ▁her ▁some ▁model ing ▁cl ay ; ▁she ▁sculpt ed ▁her ▁dog ' s ▁head . ▁She ▁graduated ▁from ▁the ▁Y ale ▁School ▁of ▁Fine ▁Arts ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 8 ▁and ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁sculpt or , ▁mainly ▁producing ▁port ra its ▁of ▁famous ▁people ; ▁she ▁also ▁painted ▁port ra its . ▁She ▁had ▁a ▁one - person ▁sculpt ure ▁show ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 0 . ▁She ▁also ▁lect ured ▁on ▁sculpt ure , ▁often ▁sculpt ing ▁one ▁or ▁more ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁audience , ▁and ▁taught ▁the ▁first ▁college ▁class ▁in ▁sculpt ure ▁at ▁W ich ita ▁F alls , ▁Texas . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 2 ▁Summer ▁Olympics ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles , ▁she ▁represented ▁Belg ium ▁as ▁a ▁sculpt or ▁in ▁the ▁art ▁competition . ▁ ▁She ▁was ▁awarded ▁an ▁honor ary ▁Doctor ate ▁of ▁Hum ane ▁Let ters ▁by ▁Temple ▁University ▁and , ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 , ▁an ▁LL . D . ▁by ▁Mount ▁All ison ▁University , ▁where ▁her ▁papers ▁are ▁preserved . ▁She ▁lived ▁for ▁many ▁years ▁in ▁Nor walk , ▁Connecticut , ▁and ▁in ▁T uc son , ▁Arizona , ▁where ▁she ▁was ▁living ▁when ▁she ▁died ▁in ▁Washington , ▁D . ▁C ., ▁while ▁on ▁a ▁lecture ▁tour . ▁ ▁Political ▁career ▁In ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁Silver c ru ys ▁was ▁again ▁active ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁Belg ian ▁relief . ▁After ▁the ▁war ▁she ▁became ▁a ▁prominent