US EditionParis unveils mural of Josephine Baker to honor her legacy
NORTHEAST PARIS, FRANCE, JUL 19 – The mural honors Baker’s activism and her adoption of 12 children symbolizing racial unity, unveiled during a festival promoting community spirit, artist FKDL said.
- On Saturday, July 19, 2025, Paris unveiled a mural of Josephine Baker in a northeast neighborhood during a street art festival.
- The mural celebrates Baker’s career as a U.S.-born entertainer who relocated to France in the mid-1920s to leave behind racial discrimination and later rose to prominence as a star during the 1930s.
- Baker spied on Nazis for the French Resistance, marched with Martin Luther King Jr., adopted 12 children, and was inducted into France’s Panthéon in 2021.
- Her son Brian Baker expressed that the mural brought him a deep sense of emotion and joy, as it connects to the memory of his mother, while mentioning that she would have preferred to avoid labels such as iconic or celebrity.
- Created by urban artist FKDL, the mural symbolizes freedom and resistance while contributing to community spirit and celebrating women in public art.
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Paris honours entertainer Josephine Baker with vibrant new mural
A striking new mural in northeast Paris celebrates Josephine Baker – American-born performer, French Resistance spy, and civil rights hero – bringing her spirit back to the streets of the city she once called home.
Mural celebrating life of star performer Josephine Baker unveiled in Paris
Just over 50 years after Josephine Baker's death and nearly four since she was inducted into the Panthéon in Paris, a street art festival in the north-eastern part of the city has honoured the American performer with a mural.
Paris unveils new mural in honour of Josephine Baker
A new mural in north-eastern Paris revives the spirit of legendary entertainer, activist and French resistance member Josephine Baker, and her love for both her country, the United States, and her elected home city, Paris.
The black diva named her children's team the Rainbow Tribe, and anyone could watch the siblings' happy coexistence in their 30-room castle in France for a small entrance fee.
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