Slow Fade to Black: Josephine Baker

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

Black and white inkjet print (a) of Josephine Baker in a green frame (b). The photograph (a) is intentionally out of focus. The figure of Josephine Baker is turned away from the camera in profile. Baker is in the center of the image and posing. Her knees are slightly bent and her body is curved inward. She is wearing a strapless white evening dress and is holding back the train of the dress with her right hand. Her left arm is resting on her leg on top of additional short layers of fabric on the side of the dress. Baker's head is in profile and her high ponytail is visible. The original photograph shows Baker's necklace and elaborate hairstyle. The photograph is inset in the frame (b). The back borders of the frame are raised and have paper tape around the edges. At the top is a sticker with the TransArt International shipping label.

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