36 Photos Miniatures de Josephine Baker. La Grande Vedelle Internationale.
Paris: c. 1930. Set of 36 miniature photographs in a heavy cardstock folded cover, bearing advertisements for Casino de Paris, Columbia Records, and Bakerfix. Photographs are fine, some very light wear to cover, near fine condition overall and remarkably well preserved. Item #List3629
Issued at the height of Josephine Baker’s international celebrity and likely produced in connection with the Casino de Paris revue Paris qui Remue (c. 1930), this souvenir set of photographs gathers thirty-six miniature photographic portraits presenting the performer in a range of studio and theatrical contexts. Photographers include George Hoyningen-Huene, Henri Manuel, and Walery (Count Stanisław Julian Ignacy Ostroróg) . The folder, advertising Paris qui Remue, Casino de Paris, Columbia Records, and Bakerfix hair preparations, reflects the coordinated commercial promotion surrounding her performances during this period. The images correspond to a moment in Baker’s career when her public image shifted from the earlier “Revue Nègre” persona toward a more formalized revue and recording star presentation aimed at broader European audiences. Souvenir miniature sets such as this were produced for sale to theatre patrons and visitors and are infrequently encountered complete. We find no record of this one in commerce or auction records, in OCLC or elsewhere.
Price: $1,500.00