Thrift Find - Roger Bezombs Print? Painting? + 1986 Southern Bell/Calle Ocho Poster

Discussion in 'Art' started by journeymagazine, Feb 4, 2023.

  1. journeymagazine

    journeymagazine Well-Known Member

    My Friday finds at the thrift store!

    1st) Is this a print or a painting by Roger Bezombes? It doesn't have any edition number, but the signature is written a 2nd time in pencil in lower right corner which makes me think print? And there is a title/name(?) written in pencil under left corner?

    2nd) I found this 1986 Southern Bell / Calle Ocho (Miami's 8th Street - "Little Havana" section of the city) poster that I think was introducing Southern Bell to Miami's Cuban population? (my first wife was Cuban & came here at the age of 3 - she spoke perfect English; but her parents never left the Calle Ocho area & didn't speak English even after 16 years here - and there are many more just like them there!), but a google image search didn't bring up anything. Has anyone seen this before?

    Thank you!

    ART PRINT ROGER BEZOMBES FLOWERS 1AA.jpg ART PRINT ROGER BEZOMBES FLOWERS 2AA.jpg ART PRINT ROGER BEZOMBES FLOWERS 3AA.jpg ART PRINT ROGER BEZOMBES FLOWERS 3AA.jpg
    ART POSTER CALLE OCHE BELL SOUTH POSTER 1AA.jpg ART POSTER CALLE OCHE BELL SOUTH POSTER 2AA.jpg
     
  2. Bakersgma

    Bakersgma Well-Known Member

    Yes the Roger Bezombes is a print. But we're going to need a closer look at the handwritten title to tell you what it says.

    The South Bell poster is for the "True Yellow Pages." In some areas of the country non-Bell companies put out "yellow pages" that were not authentic.
     
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  3. Debora

    Debora Well-Known Member

  4. Lucille.b

    Lucille.b Well-Known Member

    First one looks like a lithograph possibly. I can barely make out the writing on the bottom left, looks like the 2nd word might be "artist".
     
  5. Debora

    Debora Well-Known Member

    Artist proof = épreuve des artistes in French.

    Debora
     
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  6. journeymagazine

    journeymagazine Well-Known Member

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