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The Luncheon on the Grass (Le déjeuner sur l'herbe) is an oil on canvas painting by Édouard Manet. Painted in the early 1860s, the juxtaposition of a female nude with fully dressed men sparked controversy when the work was first exhibited at the Salon des Refusés. See Venus in the 19th century
Josephine Baker dancing the charleston at the Folies Bergère in Paris for La Revue nègre in 1926. Notice the art deco background. (Photo by Walery)
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Josephine Baker dancing the charleston at the Folies Bergère in Paris for La Revue nègre in 1926. Notice the art deco background.
(Photo by Walery)
"Je est un autre" [I is another] --Arthur Rimbaud. (illustration blackface).
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"Je est un autre" [I is another] --Arthur Rimbaud. (illustration blackface).

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