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French Maid Coffee House advertisement

The logo for the French Maid Coffee House.

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  • Suzy's Coffee Lounge, Wellington, 1960s
    Wellington cafe culture

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cafes
advertising
france
Credit

Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: Eph-COFFEE-assorted
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'French Maid Coffee House advertisement', URL: http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/media/photo/french-maid-ad, (Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated 13-Jan-2016

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Christopher Joh...

Posted: 07 Jun 2013

At an educated guess I would suggest that this gorgeous Miro-inspired graphic for the French Maid Coffee House is a late 1940s design by renowned New Zealand artist Gordon Walters (1919-1995) who exhibited there in 1947. I don't think this has been pointed out by anyone before.