Poster of Josephine Baker for Compagnie Générale Du Disque - Pacific
date: label: Date
content: 1949
name: label: Printed by
content: R. Deligne Imp., French
label: Designed by
content: Guy-Gérard Noël, French, 1912 - 1994
label: Photograph by
content: Studio Harcourt, French, founded 1934
label: Subject of
content: Josephine Baker, American, 1906 - 1975
label: Subject of
content: Pacific, French, founded 1945
notes: label: Description
content: A framed poster of Josephine Baker. The poster advertises her record with Compagnie Générale Du Disque - Pacific, a French record company, and features a large illustration of her at center. Baker is depicted wearing large earrings with an intricate swirl design and a lace top. To the right of the illustration is the artist's name: [Guy-Gérard Noël]. Text at the bottom of the poster reads: [Josephine Baker / Enregistre en Exclusivité Sur Disques / ‘Pacific]. Text in the bottom left corner reads: [daprès Photo Harcourt]. Text in the bottom right corner reads: [Imp. R. Deligne 33F St Denis Paris]. The poster is framed in a black frame with white mounting. The bottom left corner of the mount has a sticker that has the number [333] on it. The back of the frame has a metal wire to hang the picture with that runs from left to right, a sticker with text, and alphanumeric inscriptions.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Actors
label: Topic
content: Advertising
label: Topic
content: Entertainers
label: Topic
content: Jazz (Music)
label: Topic
content: Singers (Musicians)
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Memorabilia and Ephemera - Advertisements
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: 2016.135.5
objectType: label: Type
content: posters
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Guy-Gérard Noël
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Image): 22 5/8 × 13 3/4 in. (57.5 × 34.9 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Sheet): 29 3/8 × 20 3/8 in. (74.6 × 51.8 cm)