April 17, 2024
Important Josephine Baker Bobino Poster Final Performance French 1975 Rare Large
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Thanks to all our eBay bidders! We are honored to be your one-stop, 5-star source for vintage pin up, pulp magazines, original illustration art, decorative collectibles and ephemera with a wide and always changed assortment of antique and vintage items from the Victorian, Art Nouveau, Art Deco, and Mid-Century Modern eras. All items are 100% guaranteed to be original, vintage, and as described. Please feel free to contact us with any and all questions about the items and our policies and please take a moment to peruse our other great eBay listings. All sell no reserve!ITEM: You are bidding on a fantastic 1975 poster advertising Josephine Baker's final stage show, Bobino. The revue opened to rave reviews in Paris, but Baker died four days after the opening night. This is a legendary artifact that captures the allure of the consummate performer. Guy Ventouillac took the photograph off which this iconic poster is based, which shows the near 70 year old Baker dazzling in an over the top showgirl costume. Over Josephine Baker's 50 year career, she became a worldwide sensation, who made trends, broke racial barriers, and even served as a Freedom fighter & spy with the French resistance in World War II. She was in all ways, a sensation, and her irrepressible spirit is on full display here. Measures 30 1/2" x 46" CONDITION: This original
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