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Auto Thermos
French advertisement for
Auto-Thermos and Perco-Thermos coffee makers and pressure cookers. The artwork, titled "J'ai Deux Amours!" ("I Have Two Loves!"), features an illustrated likeness of the iconic entertainer Josephine Baker.
Poster Information

Title: J'ai Deux Amours! Mon Auto-Thermos et Mon Perco-Thermos
Artist: Paul Mohr (sometimes credited as Albert Mohr)
Year: 1946
Medium: Original stone lithograph advertising poster
Details: The woman in the poster is an illustration of Josephine Baker, a world-renowned performer, World War II spy, and civil rights activist who found fame as an expatriate in Europe. The text in the image is a playful reference to one of her most famous songs, "J'ai deux amours, mon pays et Paris" ("I have two loves, my country and Paris"), modified to refer to the products.
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