JOSEPHINE BAKER - VII - Lot 141

Lot n° 141
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JOSEPHINE BAKER - VII - Lot 141
JOSEPHINE BAKER - VII Funeral… 1975. 5 contact sheets, vintage silver gelatin prints (some images: the crowd in front of the Madeleine Church, the hearse passing in front of the Olympia, Sophia Loren among the celebrities…), unmarked backs. 30.5 x 24 cm each. Note: This set of five contact sheets taken in 1975 documents the funeral of Joséphine Baker, an event that stirred considerable emotion in France and around the world. A vaudeville artist, singer, member of the Resistance, and civil rights activist, Joséphine Baker held a unique place in 20th-century cultural history. The images gathered here bear witness to the scale of the public and official tributes paid to her, notably showing the crowd gathered in front of the Madeleine Church, the funeral procession passing by the Olympia, and several prominent figures who came to pay their respects, including Sophia Loren. These vintage prints constitute a remarkable documentary record of the funeral of the woman who was the first American to become a French national icon and one of the most influential figures of her century.
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