Los Angeles Times: Photos: Josephine Baker becomes the first Black woman to be inducted into France’s Pantheon
Photos: Josephine Baker becomes the first Black woman to be inducted into France’s Pantheon
Paris was bursting with American writers, musicians and artists in the 1920s and ’30s, but one of them never really found her way home. Cabaret performer Josephine Baker was the toast of Paris, but, ...
NPR: Photo of entertainer Josephine Baker is one to appreciate at the Smithsonian
Curator Aaron Bryant recently spoke to NPR about some favorite Black photographic subjects in the Smithsonian's collection. He remembers a photo of Josephine Baker in France from the 1920s. Aaron ...
Photo of entertainer Josephine Baker is one to appreciate at the Smithsonian
PARIS — France is inducting U.S.-born entertainer, anti-Nazi spy and civil rights activist Josephine Baker into the Pantheon, the first Black woman to receive the nation’s highest honor. Baker’s voice ...
Artnet: Entertainment Legend Josephine Baker’s Art and Activism Take Center Stage at a New Show in Germany
Josephine Baker made her debut as “Black Venus” in Berlin in 1926, performing the Charleston at the Nelson Theater on Kurfürstendamm. “Berlin feels great!,” she later enthused. “A pure triumph. They ...
Entertainment Legend Josephine Baker’s Art and Activism Take Center Stage at a New Show in Germany
France is inducting Josephine Baker — Missouri-born cabaret dancer, French World War II spy and civil rights activist — into its Pantheon, the first Black woman honored in the final resting place of ...