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Josephine Baker

Title
Josephine Baker / art by Catel Muller ; written by José-Louis Bocquet ; historical consultant, Jean-Claude Bouillon-Baker.
Author
Bocquet, José-Louis
Publication
  • London : SelfMadeHero, 2017.
  • ©2016

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Additional Authors
  • Catel
  • Bouillon-Baker, Jean-Claude
  • Gauvin, Edward
  • Gilliom, Mercedes Claire
Description
568 pages : chiefly illustrations; 24 cm
Summary
Josephine Baker (1906--1975) was nineteen years old when she found herself in Paris for the first time in 1925. Overnight, the young American dancer became the idol of the Roaring Twenties, captivating Picasso, Cocteau, Le Corbusier, and Simenon. In the liberating atmosphere of the 1930s, Baker rose to fame as the first black star on the world stage, from London to Vienna, Alexandria to Buenos Aires. After World War II, and her time in the French Resistance, Baker devoted herself to the struggle against racial segregation, publicly battling the humiliations she had for so long suffered personally. She led by example, and over the course of the 1950s adopted twelve orphans of different ethnic backgrounds: a veritable Rainbow Tribe. A victim of racism throughout her life, Josephine Baker would sing of love and liberty until the day she died.
Uniform Title
Joséphine Baker. English
Alternative Title
Joséphine Baker.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Graphic novels.
Note
  • Originally published in French by Casterman in 2016.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 566-568) and filmography (page 568).
Language (note)
  • Translated from the French.
Call Number
Sc E 17-758
ISBN
  • 191059329X
  • 9781910593295
OCLC
956623683
Author
Bocquet, José-Louis, author.
Title
Josephine Baker / art by Catel Muller ; written by José-Louis Bocquet ; historical consultant, Jean-Claude Bouillon-Baker.
Publisher
London : SelfMadeHero, 2017.
Copyright Date
©2016
Edition
English edition.
Type of Content
text
still image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 566-568) and filmography (page 568).
Language
Translated from the French.
Added Author
Catel, artist.
Bouillon-Baker, Jean-Claude, consultant.
Gauvin, Edward, translator.
Gilliom, Mercedes Claire, translator.
Research Call Number
Sc E 17-758
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