D'APRÈS PHOTO JEAN-PIERRE LELOIR JOSEPHINE BAKER DANS PARIS MES AMOURS. 1959. 23 1/2x15 1/2 inches, 60x39 1/2 cm. SIPA J. C. Trambouze. Condition B+: abrasions along horizontal folds; restoration at edges. After ten years away from the stage, Josephine Baker returned to the limelight of Paris for her show at the renowned Olympia theatre. Many changes had occurred over the intervening decade; Josephine was no longer young, Art Deco was no longer the prevailing artistic style and photography was beginning to dominate the world of cabaret advertising. The singer and dancer herself, however, was still a star. The show ran successfully for almost a year.
