Josephine Baker Poster, Sensational Banana Girdle Dancer, Vintage Photo Portrait - Josephine Baker Print

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Josephine Baker Poster, Sensational Banana Girdle Dancer, Vintage Photo Portrait - Josephine Baker PrintJosephine Baker Poster Civil Rights, Roaring Twenties & Jazz Josephine Baker (born Freda Josephine McDonald, naturalised French Josephine Baker; 3 June 1906 to 12 April 1975) was an American born French entertainer, French Resistance agent, and civil rights activist. During her early career, Baker was renowned as a dancer, and was among the most celebrated performers to headline the revues of the Folies Bergere in Paris. Her performance in the revue

part of the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art

"Well burn me or hang me

"If conscience disapproves

the enjoyment of every new experience

Became interested in personalizing animals' characters after carelessly killing a small owl as a young boy

Poster promoting New York's municipal airports from the 1930s

Her portrayal of Uhura on Star Trek marked one of the first non-stereotypical roles assigned to an African-American actress

"I don't make pictures just to make money

She also appeared in vaudeville acts which she did until she was 17 with her mother by her side to guide her

when he was establishing himself as the city’s leading painter of portraits and historical subjects

he often committed social faux pas by making racist and anti-Semitic comments before the press

super 18 x 24