1981 SPOLETO POSTER ARTIST? OFFICIAL POSTER IS BY JOAN MURO - WHAT IS THIS POSTER?

I found this beautiful poster at a local thrift store last year. After photographing it I enlarged the signature to try to make out the name & saw that it was a limited edition poster/litho #80 something (can't make that number out either) out of 275 - but it's NOT the Spoleto official poster! That was done by Muro for 1981 (
https://spoletousa.org/40-for-friday-festival-posters/)

What is this? An application to be chosen as the official poster?
Can anyone make out the artist's name? Are they a known artist?
I appreciate any help.

 

Weirdly, without checking every single one, 1981 appears to be the only one missing here:

https://spoletousa.org/about/buy-a-poster/

Maybe you could ask them.

 

They may have sold out; 1981 official poster was done by Joan Muro!

 

You would think they could print more. Think you mean Joan Miró. They might still know something about yours; it's the official site. Never know, maybe they'll be very interested.

 

Charleston is such a popular tourist destination (not just during Spoleto) that I imagine there are a constant stream of posters created for sale in the many shops there.

The artist's surname seems to start with Polz, then a couple unidentified letters, and another z at the end.

 

I just sent them a email

 

Believe you are correct about this. They mention in their blog that 2004 is sold out & it too is missing from the ones available for sale. In case others are curious about the official 1981 poster:

 

Miro....very famous.....would indeed have sold out....fast !

 

Posters from many Festival years are by equally famous artists & still in stock. This must have been a particular hit.

 

if they still have stock....they're not that equal.........

 

Miro not Muro...sheesh!

 

took a while....but you came around!

 

lol! Right? Day after new years is my only excuse!

 

It is by Charleston Artist James Polzois

 

mm...spoleto ..what does it taste like? Is it like regular pasta?