Photographic print of Josephine Baker performing at the Folies Bergère
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1926
name: label: Photograph by
content: Stanislaw Julian Ignacy Ostrorog, 1863 - 1929
label: Subject of
content: Josephine Baker, American, 1906 - 1975
notes: label: Description
content: A black and white photograph of Josephine Baker performing the Charleston on stage at Folies Bergère. The photograph features Baker at center standing on a reflective stage. She is doing the Charleston and looking to the left of the photograph. Behind her, a backdrop of an art deco style drawing shows buildings and ships. The bottom right corner has the photographer's mark. The back of the photograph has a handwritten inscription that identifies the venue as the Folies Bergère.
place: label: Place depicted
content: Paris, Île-de-France, France, Europe
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Actors
label: Topic
content: Dance
label: Topic
content: Entertainers
label: Topic
content: Jazz (Music)
label: Topic
content: Singers (Musicians)
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Photographs and Still Images
label: Movement
content: Harlem Renaissance (New Negro Movement)
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from Jean-Claude Baker
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2016.135.2
objectType: label: Type
content: gelatin silver prints
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Public domain
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: silver and gelatin on photographic paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Image): 10 3/4 × 7 7/8 in. (27.3 × 20 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Sheet): 11 13/16 × 8 5/16 in. (30 × 21.1 cm)