Exploring Josephine Baker’s France

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From Paris to a country chateau, exploring Josephine Baker’s France

Boats on the banks of the Dordogne River in Allas-les-Mines, France, July 1, 2016. Chateau Des Milandes, the home of Josephine Baker for much of her later life, is just upriver. (Andy Haslam/The New York Times)

A detail from the Folies Bergere theatre where Josephine Baker wowed crowds, in Paris, June 28, 2016. The famous theater is one of many places in France where the Jazz Age icon left her mark. (Andy Haslam/The New York Times)

The Chateau Des Milandes, where Josephine Baker spent much of the second half of her life, in Castelnaud-la-Chapelle, France, June 30, 2016. Though still privately owned, this breathtaking Renaissance castle overlooking the Dordogne River has a museum to Baker and is open to the public. (Andy Haslam/The New York Times)

Costumes worn by Josephine Baker at the Chateau Des Milandes, where the Jazz Age icon spent much of the second half of her life, in Castelnaud-la-Chapelle, France, June 30, 2016. Though still privately owned, this breathtaking Renaissance castle overlooking the Dordogne River has a museum to Baker and is open to the public. (Andy Haslam/The New York Times)

The Moulin Rouge, in Paris, June 29, 2016. The famous club is one of many places in France where the Jazz Age icon Josephine Baker left her mark. (Andy Haslam/The New York Times)

Brian Scott Bagley, the Baltimore-born choreographer and cabaret singer, in Paris, June 29, 2016. Bagley does tribute acts to Josephine Baker, the Jazz Age icon. “She came here and — boom — she could live in a world without segregation,” he said. “Boom, she was a major star. She lived that European dream we all want, of liberation and sexual freedom.” (Andy Haslam/The New York Times)

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Boats on the banks of the Dordogne River in Allas-les-Mines, France, July 1, 2016. Chateau Des Milandes, the home of Josephine Baker for much of her later life, is just upriver. (Andy Haslam/The New York Times)

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