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Josephine Baker Poster by Paul Colin

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Josephine Baker Photo, 11x14

Josephine Baker Photo, 11x14

Josephine Baker Photo, 11x14

Josephine Baker Photo, 11x14

Josephine Baker (June 3, 1906 - April 12, 1975) was an American expatriate entertainer and actress. She became a French citizen in 1937. Most noted as a singer, Baker also was a celebrated dancer in her early career. She was given the nicknames the "Bronze Venus" or the "Black Pearl," as well as the "Créole Goddess" in anglophone nations. In France, she has always been known as "La Baker."

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Josephine Baker and La Revue Negre  

As one of France's premier graphic artists, French poster artist Paul Colin drew lithograph posters capturing jazz culture in Paris in the 1920's, including the iconic "Black Thunder" poster of Josephine Baker in her banana skirt costume. This book, "Josephine Baker and La Revue Nègre," is a collection of Colin's famed lithographs.

First published in 1927. Introduction by Henry Louis Gates.

Paul Colin "Bal Negre" Poster  

Josephine Baker: Casino De Paris Art Poster

Josephine Baker Zouzou Movie Poster

Casino De Paris Josephine Baker Poster

Art Deco: Josephine Baker Jazz Dancer Poster

Josephine Baker by Clifford Faust

Josephine Baker moved to Paris seeking refuge from the racism she faced in the United States. Many artists, musicians, and Black soldiers did the same after World War I, creating the so-called "Harlem in Montmartre."

I took Ricki Stevenson's Black Paris Tour a few years ago, and it remains one of my most memorable experiences in Paris. Stevenson is keeping alive the history of African Americans in Paris. I loved walking in the steps of Josephine Baker's Paris. We saw the theater where "La Revue Negre" debuted, as well as the site of her famous restaurant, Chez Josephine. We learned how Josephine Baker was the toast of Paris, strutting down grand boulevards, dripping with diamonds and furs, with her pet cheetah, Chiquita (with its diamond collar) in tow.

The legend of Josephine Baker lives on in Paris today. You will still find her likeness on Paris souvenirs, trinkets and posters. There's a floating public pool on a barge in the Seine River named after her, and there's also Place Joséphine Baker, a plaza in Montparnasse in the 14th arrondissement, dedicated in 2001.