Sometimes when I’m wandering the floor at an auction house, I come across items I have no intention of buying but are struck by them. Then I just stop to take them in – some…
Tag: Josephine Baker
A Josephine Baker record album
Posted in African American women, Ephemera/Paper/Documents, Music, and Performers
I recognized the profile on the album cover as soon as I saw the name. Who wouldn’t know the stacked buns and long black ponytail that was the trademark hairstyle of the incomparable Josephine Baker. It’s not often that…
A brooch à la Josephine Baker
Posted in jewelry
It’s not often that I scour the auction cases for jewelry. It’s not one of the things that capture my attention when I’m doing my walk-through at any auction house. But usually there’s plenty of…