American-born French entertainer, French Resistance agent, and civil rights activist (1906-1975) who became a symbol of the decadent Jazz Age and played a leading role in the advancement of African Americans in the arts. Vintage glossy 6.5 x 8.5 photo of the lovely entertainer by Studio Piaz of Paris, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, "A Monsieur Emile Dretinier, en souvenir de Josephine Baker, Paris, 1933.” In very good to fine condition, with trimmed edges, tack holes to the corners, light silvering, and mottled foxing.
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