Josephine Baker: Icon in Motion

The exhibition «Josephine Baker: Icon in Motion» in the Neue Nationalgalerie sheds light on Josephine Baker's work in dance, music, film and her role as a resistance fighter, civil rights activist and leading cultural figure.

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The works "Josephine Baker IV, 1928" by Alexander Calder (r) and "La Négresse (Joséphine Baker), 1952" by Henri Matisse can be seen at the press preview of the exhibition "Josephine Baker. Icon in Motion" at the Neue Nationalgalerie.
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The work "Josephine Baker, 1927" by George Hoyningen-Huene is on display at the press preview of the exhibition "Josephine Baker. Icon in Motion" at the Neue Nationalgalerie.
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The work "Josephine Baker, 1930" by Karl Hagenauer is on display at the press preview of the exhibition "Josephine Baker. Icon in Motion" at the Neue Nationalgalerie.
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Pictures under the title "Civil Rights Activist Extraordinaire" are on display at the press preview of the exhibition "Josephine Baker. Icon in Motion" at the Neue Nationalgalerie.
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Press preview of the exhibition "Josephine Baker. Icon in Motion" at the Neue Nationalgalerie. On the left is the work "La Négresse (Joséphine Baker), 1952" by Henri Matisse, and in the centre "Josephine Baker IV, 1928" by Alexander Calder.
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Two visitors to the press preview of the exhibition "Josephine Baker. Icon in Motion" at the Neue Nationalgalerie watch video material entitled "Josephine Baker in conversation, 1971 pt. 1.".
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Kandis Williams, designer of the exhibition, takes part in the press preview of the exhibition "Josephine Baker. Icon in Motion" at the Neue Nationalgalerie.