Biography from a third party submitted on 01/17/2006:
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Bezombes has designed a monumental mural for the Paris Radio Symphonic
Auditorium as well as tapestries woven at the Gobelin and Aubusson
tapestry works. In addition to illustrating books, the artist has
written L'EXOTISME DANS L'ART ET LA PENSEE (Elsevier,
pub.). Bezombes' works of art have been exhibited throughout the
world, including shows at the Musee de la Monnaie de Paris; Musee
Rodin, Paris; Biennale des Arts Graphique, Brno, Czechoslovakia and
Aberdeen and Leeds, England. His paintings and graphics are in the
permanent collections of the Musee National d'Art Moderne and
Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris and the Musee des Beaux Arts, Dijon,
France.
EXHIBITIONS: First exposition in Paris: Galerie Charpentier in 1938
(78 works); plus in museums in France. Musée de la Monnaie in
1972, Exposition universelle de Montréal. Centre Artcurial
(1975). Centre Georges Pompidou (1982). International
exposition in museums in French North-Africa, Chile, Argentina,
Australia, and Brazil; USA (New-York, Los Angeles, Houston), Tokyo,
Osaka. (1987) Museums in Paris: Musée National d’Art Moderne,
Musée d’Art moderne de la ville de Paris, Musée Carnavalet, Musée des
Beaux-Arts. Bibliothèque nationale de France, Bibliothèque de
l’Arsenal, Musée de la Monnaie, Musée national de la Marine,
collections de l’État, Musée de l’Ile-de-France, Musée de Sceaux,
Cateau-Cambrésis (Musée Matisse) Le Havre, Lyon, Nancy, Narbonne, Nice,
Romans (Musée de la Chaussure), Toulouse, Valence. In other
countries: Musée d’Alger, Savorgnan de Brazza, Musée d’Oran,
Pinacothèque d’Athènes,
Carnegie Foundation (USA), Museum of Utrecht. |
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