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Josephine Baker Chez Josephine NYC Restaurant Promo Postcard Jean Rumeau
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Josephine Baker Chez Josephine NYC Restaurant Promo Postcard Jean Rumeau

New York City, USA2010ChromeExcellent

Leaping off a white ground in a burst of gold, black, and pure kinetic joy, a stylized dancer — unmistakably Joséphine, her cheetah companion bounding alongside — dominates the front of this promotional postcard for Chez Joséphine, the beloved theatrical French bistro at 414 West 42nd Street in New York City, where the legend of the Jazz Age's greatest entertainer was kept alive nightly by her devoted adopted son Jean-Claude, one of the twelve children she called her Rainbow Tribe. The illustration, titled "Joie de Vivre," was created by Jean Rumeau in 1931 and is courtesy of the Jean-Claude Baker Foundation — a drawing that perfectly channels the explosive energy and Art Deco flair that defined Joséphine's stage persona during her peak Paris years. The reverse carries glowing press quotes from the New York Times ("a theatrical bistro that is a delight") and Zagat 2010, along with the restaurant's hours and contact details, making this simultaneously a piece of Joséphine Baker memorabilia and a primary document of one of New York's most soulful dining institutions. Chez Joséphine operated from 1986 until Jean-Claude's death in 2015; this card dates to the restaurant's later years based on the Zagat 2010 citation.

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