Josephine Baker and la Revue Negre: Paul Colin's Lithographs of Letumulte Noir in Paris, 1927 FROM THE PUBLISHER
Josephine Baker, the Jazz Age, African-American performers in 1920s Paris - all are vividly drawn in Paul Colin's limited-edition portfolio of forty-five lithographs titled Le Tumulte noir. First published in 1927, the work captures in brilliant colors and energetic lines the uproar black Americans created in music and dance in Paris after World War I. This new book re-creates the look and feel of Colin's Art Deco masterwork by reproducing, in large format, all of the lithographs, as well as the original preface by Rip (satirist Georges Thenon) and Baker's own handwritten commentary. In a new introduction to the portfolio, scholars Henry Louis Gates, Jr., and Karen C.C. Dalton celebrate those spirited times, and the woman who captured the hearts of a generation.
SYNOPSIS
In the 1910s and '20s, Josephine Baker and other African American entertainers were all the rage in Paris. Their unfettered approach to dancing popular steps like the Charleston and the syncopated rhythms of their jazz music were an instant hit. And the Americans felt just as warmly toward Paris, where they were able to escape the segregation and discrimination that hounded them in the United States. In 1927 artist Paul Colin published Le Tumulte Noir, a limited-edition portfolio of 45 lithographs paying tribute to Baker and the scene she helped foster. For the first time in years, these images are again available, in a large-format edition entitled Josephine Baker and La Revue Nègre: Paul Colin's Lithographs of Le Tumulte Noir, accompanied by the original preface by Rip (satirist Georges Thenon), Baker's own handwritten commentary, and a new introduction penned by the scholars Henry Louis Gates Jr. and Karen C. C. Dalton.
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