Baker, Josephine. (1906–1975). Signed Photograph - An exotic portrayal in her Banana Skirt. Spectacular doubleweight 7 x 9 inch H. Haas of Hamburg portrait of Baker posing in her famous banana skirt from her performance in 'La Folie du Jour', signed and inscribed in English in fountain pen, “"To 'Ron Calliano' With best wishes and sincere admiration from Josephine Baker Jan 31/30.” Small crease to upper edge, otherwise fine condition.
Her famous banana skirt is unforgettably described by Phyllis Rose as looking, when she danced, "like perky, good-natured phalluses" in "jiggling motion." (Phyllis Rose, "Josephine Baker in Her Time," p. 97)
Already an established marquee draw at the Parisian cabaret music hall Folies Bergere, Baker’s popularity soared even further the following year, with the 1931 release of ‘J'ai deux amours,’ the most successful song of her career. Baker is quite scarce in signed photos of this size, and this is a particularly appealing example.
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."
Her famous banana skirt is unforgettably described by Phyllis Rose as looking, when she danced, "like perky, good-natured phalluses" in "jiggling motion." (Phyllis Rose, "Josephine Baker in Her Time," p. 97)
Already an established marquee draw at the Parisian cabaret music hall Folies Bergere, Baker’s popularity soared even further the following year, with the 1931 release of ‘J'ai deux amours,’ the most successful song of her career. Baker is quite scarce in signed photos of this size, and this is a particularly appealing example.
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."
Baker, Josephine. (1906–1975). Signed Photograph - An exotic portrayal in her Banana Skirt. Spectacular doubleweight 7 x 9 inch H. Haas of Hamburg portrait of Baker posing in her famous banana skirt from her performance in 'La Folie du Jour', signed and inscribed in English in fountain pen, “"To 'Ron Calliano' With best wishes and sincere admiration from Josephine Baker Jan 31/30.” Small crease to upper edge, otherwise fine condition.
Her famous banana skirt is unforgettably described by Phyllis Rose as looking, when she danced, "like perky, good-natured phalluses" in "jiggling motion." (Phyllis Rose, "Josephine Baker in Her Time," p. 97)
Already an established marquee draw at the Parisian cabaret music hall Folies Bergere, Baker’s popularity soared even further the following year, with the 1931 release of ‘J'ai deux amours,’ the most successful song of her career. Baker is quite scarce in signed photos of this size, and this is a particularly appealing example.
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."
Her famous banana skirt is unforgettably described by Phyllis Rose as looking, when she danced, "like perky, good-natured phalluses" in "jiggling motion." (Phyllis Rose, "Josephine Baker in Her Time," p. 97)
Already an established marquee draw at the Parisian cabaret music hall Folies Bergere, Baker’s popularity soared even further the following year, with the 1931 release of ‘J'ai deux amours,’ the most successful song of her career. Baker is quite scarce in signed photos of this size, and this is a particularly appealing example.
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."