122 Paul Colin

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Description: The Black Craze (Le tumulte noir)

TitleThe Black Craze (Le tumulte noir)

Creator nameColin, Paul

Creator nationality/cultureFrench

Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer

Creation date1927

Object typePrint

MaterialsLithograph with pochoir coloring on paper

Dimensions16 7/16 x 10 15/16 in. (41.7 x 27.8 cm), image

LocationNational Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC

npg.si.edu/object/npg_NPG.91.199.20A

Accession numberNPG.91.199.20A

SubjectsBananas in artJazz in artWomen, Black, in artDancers in artHarlem RenaissancePortrait prints, FrenchFemale nude in art

StatusAlternate title: Josephine Baker in Banana Skirt

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