Baker, Josephine. (1906–1975)

Large Signed Photograph

An extraordinary signed vintage sepia Condé Nast photograph of the legendary entertainer shown in a head and shoulders pose with her famous shellacked curled hair, boldly signed in thick ink, inscribed and dated Paris, 1931. 8.5 x 11 inches, nicely framed to slightly larger.


Baker was most noted as a singer, while in her early career she was a celebrated dancer. She was given the nicknames the "Black Venus" or the "Black Pearl", as well as the "Créole Goddess" in anglophone nations, while in France she has always been known in the old theatrical tradition as "La Baker." (9659)


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