Josephine Baker became a major celebrity in the 1920?s. Having left the U.S.A. in 1925 for a more open-minded France, she became an overnight sensation at the Paris, in her famous skirt made of bananas.

Famous for her uninhibited and daring performances, even appearing with a pet cheetah,and singing and dancing in little more than a feather skirt in the Danse Souvage, she epitomizes the new spirit of freedom and liberation of the 20's era. She made popular recordings of her songs and starred in two films "Zouzou" and "Princess Tam Tam". Josephine Baker became a symbol for sexual liberation in the roaring 20s and 30s. She epitomized the radical, outrageous and controversial with her own brand of style and chic. Ahead of her time, she was the most photographed woman in the world, and became the highest paid entertainer in Europe. .. (continued below)

2. Josephine Baker poster 1927