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[BAKER, Josephine (1906-1975)]. A pair of programs for the Folies Bergère featuring Josephine Baker, 1926 and 1937.
Estimate: $600-$800
Sold
$425
Live Auction
American Historical Ephemera and Photography, Featuring African Americana
Location
Cincinnati
Description
"color: rgb(73, 80, 87);">Bergère 1937 en Super-Folies. Paris: n.p., 1937. 9 1/2 x 12 1/8 in. Original gilt pictorial wrappers with glassine jacket, featuring color reproduction of a nude painting of Josephine Baker tipped to first page, richly illustrated (overall very good, minor wear). Accompanied by insert from Deauville "La Plage Fleurie", 4pp, 9 x 11 1/2 in. (overall very good). Interior with color spread promoting "La Jungle Marveilleuse avec Josephine Baker." -- Together, 2 programs from the Folies Bergère, the famed French cabaret hall where Josephine Baker got her first big break in her career.

This lot is located in Cincinnati.

Condition
Freeman's I Hindman strives to describe historic materials in a manner that is respectful to all communities, providing descriptive contexts for objects where possible. The nature of historical ephemera is such that some material may represent positions, language, values, and stereotypes that are not consistent with the current values and practices at Freeman's I Hindman.