Josephine Baker in Art and Life: The Icon and the Image

Josephine Baker in Art and Life: The Icon and the Image
ISBN-10
0252074122
ISBN-13
9780252074127
Category
African American entertainers
Pages
368
Language
English
Published
2007
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Author
Bennetta Jules-Rosette

Description

Beyond biography: a legendary performer's legacy of symbolism

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