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Loveland sculptor honors Joséphine Baker a century after she left for France

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Jane DeDecker sculpts Josephine Baker
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Loveland sculptor Jane DeDecker is working on a likeness of Josephine Baker to mark 100 years since the performer and civil rights champion left the U.S. for France.

Peformer and civil rights champion Joséphine Baker found fame and freedom in France. A century after she left the United States, Baker is being celebrated in clay and bronze. Loveland sculptor Jane DeDecker is creating a piece that will sit near Baker's former villa in western Paris. We visit DeDecker's light-filled, barn-like studio.