JOSEPHINE BAKER (1927) French photo
$1,000.00
[Paris: Henri Manuel, 1927]. Vintage original 9 1/2 x 7″ (24 x 18 cm.) black-and-white print still photo, a horizontal crease in bottom of image has been reinforced, France. Photo has on verso a stamp of photographer Henri Manuel and a 1927 date stamp, NEAR FINE.
Josephine Baker arrived in Paris in 1925 at the age of 19. She quickly became a star, initially for her work as a dancer. In 1927, she appeared in the review UN VENT DE FOLIE, where her skimpy costume — basically just a short skirt of artificial bananas and a beaded necklace — created a sensation.
