Product code: Antique Art Deco 1920s Josephine Baker Champleve popular Enameled Copper Brooch Pin
Antique Art Deco 1920s Josephine Baker Champleve Enameled Copper Brooch Pin A true treasure, this Art Deco pin features Josephine Baker wearing a pinstriped blue and golden brown suit, sparking copper dress shirt and socks with brown shoes, smoking a long cigarette with hand on hip. An iconic piece of African American History & Culture, as women of color were not generally celebrated popular during this time period, especially through such a bold jewelry statement. Pin measures 1 7/8” in length and is 7/8” wide Josephine Baker was born in Missouri and embraced her talents as a way out of discrimination & poverty. She began her career by performing in vaudeville shows around the country & was soon offered a chance to perform in Paris. Afterwards, Baker was given her own show & from there her career took off. She was the first African American woman to star in a motion picture, to perform with an integrated cast at the American concert hall, and received acclaim in movies and on the stage.
Antique Art Deco 1920s Josephine Baker Champleve Enameled Copper Brooch Pin A true treasure, this Art Deco pin features Josephine Baker wearing a pinstriped blue and golden brown suit, sparking copper dress shirt and socks with brown shoes, smoking a long cigarette with hand on hip. An iconic piece of African American History & Culture, as women of color were not generally celebrated popular during this time period, especially through such a bold jewelry statement. Pin measures 1 7/8” in length and is 7/8” wide Josephine Baker was born in Missouri and embraced her talents as a way out of discrimination & poverty. She began her career by performing in vaudeville shows around the country & was soon offered a chance to perform in Paris. Afterwards, Baker was given her own show & from there her career took off. She was the first African American woman to star in a motion picture, to perform with an integrated cast at the American concert hall, and received acclaim in movies and on the stage.