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Josephine Baker

by José-Luis Bocquet
Catel Muller (illus.). SelfMadeHero. May 2017. 496p. bibliog. tr. from French by Edward Gauvin & Mercedes Claire Gilliom. ISBN 9781910593295. pap. $27.95. BIOG
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OrangeReviewStarSassy Josephine Baker clowned her way through her St. Louis childhood to become one of the first black stars of the world stage. Infamous originally for her Folies-Bergère act wearing only a skirt of (fake) bananas, she possessed a fresh and sexy charm that infused her half century of dancing and singing in her adopted country of France and many elsewheres. She entertained troops during World War II and spied for the Allies, adopted 12 children, and crusaded for black equality. Muller's high-contrast, black-and-white inks finesse an exuberant realism. (LJ 6/1/17)
Reviewed by Martha Cornog , Jan 01, 2018
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