Object Details
Printed by
Draeger, Imp, French, 1886 - 1980
Illustrated by
Unidentified
Subject of
Josephine Baker, American, 1906 - 1975
Signed by
Josephine Baker, American, 1906 - 1975
Description
A Bakerfix advertisement featuring an image of Josephine Baker. The image is a close up image of Baker from the shoulders up. She is leaning her head down, towards her proper right shoulder. Text written in French at the top reads: [Bakerfix / Brillantiné / fixe les cheveux sans les graisser]. The bottom right corner has Baker's signature. Below her signature black text reads: [Draeger, Imp.]. The advertisement is mounted in white matting. The back of the matting has exhibition labels from the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery and the Sheldon Art Galleries.
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from Jean-Claude Baker
Date
ca. 1930
Object number
2016.135.1
Restrictions & Rights
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Type
lithographs
advertisements
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W (Image): 11 × 8 5/8 in. (27.9 × 21.9 cm)
H x W (Sheet): 18 1/8 × 16 3/16 in. (46 × 41.1 cm)
Place made
Paris, Île-de-France, France, Europe
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Advertisements
Movement
Harlem Renaissance (New Negro Movement)
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Topic
African American
Actors
Advertising
Beauty culture
Business
Entertainers
Hair
Jazz (Music)
Singers (Musicians)
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmaahc_2016.135.1