Object Details
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Josephine Baker, American, 1906 - 1975
- Warner Bros. Pictures, American, founded 1923
- Description
- Poster of Josephine Baker advertising her performance at the Strand Theater. The poster features an image of Baker dressed in a long dress with feathers coming off the proper left side. Additional feathers sit atop her head in a faned out structure. Text to the left of the poster reads: [The Toast of PAris... / Now the Rage of America! / in Person! / Josephine Baker / Plus on Screen... / Warner Bros. / "Storm Warning" / Now! N.Y. / Strand Theater]. The poster is mounted on white mat board. The back of the board has several inscriptiosn inlcuding numbers and a date.
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from Jean-Claude Baker
- 1951
- Object number
- 2016.135.6
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Type
- posters
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 13 7/16 × 10 9/16 in. (34.1 × 26.8 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 15 3/4 × 12 1/2 in. (40 × 31.8 cm)
- Place depicted
- Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera - Advertisements
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Topic
- African American
- Actors
- Advertising
- Dance
- Entertainers
- Jazz (Music)
- Singers (Musicians)
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2016.135.6
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5f3a8cc15-f3cb-4268-8322-709625634d8f
