Joséphine Baker: The First Black Megastar
Long before global icons like Beyoncé, Rihanna, or Madonna claimed the world stage, a single name electrified the planet: Joséphine […]
1920's Paris
The Night Paris Learned to Swing: Inside the Wild, Freedom-Fueled 1920s Jazz Age
Imagine stepping off a steamship after a long Atlantic crossing, walking down a cobblestone street, and hearing a saxophone blaring […]
Film, Josephine Baker
Vintage Film: The Day Joséphine Baker Conquered The Hague (1928)
In August 1928, a wave of pure electricity swept through the Netherlands. Joséphine Baker, already an undisputed international superstar, arrived […]
Jazz Age Paris, Josephine Baker
RARE DOLL”JOSEPHINE BAKER” BY LENCI 1926
18″ (46 cm.) Light-brown wool felt is elaborately constructed with various darts and seams,having plump felt swivel head with pressed […]
Film, Jazz Age Paris, Josephine Baker
La Sirene des Tropiques 1927 Starring Josephine Baker
Shortened version of the live registration of ‘The Siren of the Tropics’ (‘La Sirène des Tropiques, FR 1927) featuring Josephine […]
1920's Paris, Folies Bergère, Jazz Age Paris, Josephine Baker
Rare Footage of Josephine Baker’s Banana Dance
The iconic Josephine Baker at the Folies_Bergère. This was in the period after Josephine has taken Paris by storm in […]
1920's Paris, Cafe de la Paix, Ernest Hemingway, Film
Cafe de La Paix
Cafe de La Paix was where Ernest Hemingway and Hadley went to celebrate their arrival in Paris in 1921. When […]
1920's Paris, Film, James Joyce, Jazz Age Paris, Montmartre, Pablo Piccasso
Rare footage of 1920’s Paris – Huntley Film Archives
From Huntley Film Archives on Youtube is this archive film of 1920’s Paris. at the end of the clip is […]
Jazz Age Paris
Jazz Age Paris
In the 1920’s and 1930’s American artists, musicians, and writers flocked to Paris, France, the “City of Light,” Paris represented personal and […]