40
years after 2nd invention of photography
Poets
writers artists and actors were the celebrities at this time
Grahame
Clarke
Famous
for what they did, rather than for just being
Refers
to this era, tells the story of a silent movie idol
American of mixed descent but found fame in France as an exotic dancer, nicknamed the "Bronze Venus", the "Black Pearl", and the "Créole Goddess". Also acted in films from 1927 onwards
Beyoncé Knowles has
portrayed Baker on various accounts throughout her career. During the 2006 Fashion Rocks
show, Knowles performed "Dejá Vu" in a revised version of the Danse
banane
costume. In Knowles's video for "Naughty
Girl",
she is seen dancing in a huge champagne glass á La Baker. In I
Am... Yours: An Intimate Performance at Wynn Las Vegas, Beyonce
lists Baker as an influence of a section of her live show.
Reclaiming
of racial stereotyping/terms of abuse?
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