Poster of Josephine Baker for Compagnie Générale Du Disque - Pacific: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A framed poster of Josephine Baker. The poster advertises her record with Compagnie Générale Du Disque - Pacific, a French record company, and features a large illustration of her at center. Baker is depicted wearing large earrings with an intricate swirl design and a lace top. To the right of the illustration is the artist's name: [Guy-Gérard Noël]. Text at the bottom of the poster reads: [Josephine Baker / Enregistre en Exclusivité Sur Disques / ‘Pacific]. Text in the bottom left corner reads: [daprès Photo Harcourt]. Text in the bottom right corner reads: [Imp. R. Deligne 33F St Denis Paris]. The poster is framed in a black frame with white mounting. The bottom left corner of the mount has a sticker that has the number [333] on it. The back of the frame has a metal wire to hang the picture with that runs from left to right, a sticker with text, and alphanumeric inscriptions.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1949
• Printed by: R. Deligne Imp., French
• Designed by: Guy-Gérard Noël, French, 1912 - 1994
• Photograph by: Studio Harcourt, French, founded 1934
• Subject of: Josephine Baker, American, 1906 - 1975
• Subject of: Pacific, French, founded 1945
• Type: posters
• Medium: ink on paper
• Dimensions: H x W (Image): 22 5/8 × 13 3/4 in. (57.5 × 34.9 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 29 3/8 × 20 3/8 in. (74.6 × 51.8 cm)
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Actors
• Topic: Advertising
• Topic: Entertainers
• Topic: Jazz (Music)
• Topic: Singers (Musicians)
• Object number: 2016.135.5
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from Jean-Claude Baker
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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Catalogue descriptions and facts adapted from National Museum of African American History and Culture through the Smithsonian's official Open Access dataset. This record explicitly marks its metadata CC0 1.0; formatting and selection have been changed. The underlying object's rights statement is: © Guy-Gérard Noël Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.