Photographic Postcard of Josephine Baker, with Contemporary Letter on the Verso Referring to Her.
Paris: c. 1930. RPPC measuring 5 ½ x 3 ½ inches. Fine condition. Item #List3605
A photographic portrait of Josephine Baker taken by Henri Manuel and published by AN Paris as number 66 in a series (other examples in this series are taken by other photographers). The verso is full of a letter in French written to a Yvonne, which reads, in part, “…do not show him this card: he would be scandalized, and the sight of Josephine Baker would immediately remind him of his poor wandering turbines and his protruding bones.” Manuel was one of several notable photographers who photographed Baker during this period.
Price: $150.00
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