Created by
New York Amsterdam News, American, founded 1909
Photograph by
St. Clair Dummett, L., American, 1910 - 2000
Subject of
Baker, Josephine, American, 1906 - 1975
Date
May 26, 1951
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W (Image): 21 7/16 × 16 3/8 in. (54.5 × 41.6 cm)
H x W (Sheet): 24 7/8 × 19 3/4 in. (63.2 × 50.2 cm)
Description
Mounted newspaper clipping from the May 26, 1951 issue of the New York Amsterdam News. The clipping is titled, "Harlem Gives Its Heart to Josephine Baker." The clippings document Josephine Baker's 1951 visit to Harlem in a series of ten photographs and captions. The back of the mount has a sticker with numbers on it.
Place depicted
Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Documents and Published Materials
Memorabilia and Ephemera
Type
clippings
Topic
Actors
Black Press
Entertainers
Jazz (Music)
Singers (Musicians)
Social reform
Urban life
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from Jean-Claude Baker
Object number
2016.135.4
Restrictions & Rights
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5e30d5339-76e1-44c6-a889-9d9db0e6447f

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