No. 3 of my “From the Cutting Room Floor.” The first one with Josephine Baker (who became quite important in the book)
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@stefanihrig.bsky.social![Cover of a 1920s German satirical journal showing what is supposed to be Josephine Baker and Anna May Wong with a designer
It "pokes fun" at how contemporary fashions were allegedly made-"a piece of the dark continent and a handful of light from the East." It was a contribution to the raging culture wars of the late Weimar period. (spoiler: Josephine is usually portrayed as the embodiment of beauty and the New Woman par excellence)
SIMPLICISSIMUS 9 [1928]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_fullsize/plain/did:plc:hyij44ygagqixoyjtsxtrixo/bafkreigegl33aez53sdwgulnliaopyy5h5nrjdp5vwkmyy5w3pdxbyblve@jpeg)
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@stefanihrig.bsky.socialNo. 3 of my “From the Cutting Room Floor.” The first one with Josephine Baker (who became quite important in the book)
#Histodons #WeimarGermany #BlackHistory @hurstpublishers.bsky.social