Roger Bezombes was born in 1913 in Paris, France. He has designed a monumental mural for the Paris Radio Symphonic Auditorium as well as designing 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.). Bezombe's 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, Czechoslavakia and Aberdeen and Leeds, London. 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.