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Permalink Reply by Tony Bonich on January 20, 2016 at 10:32pm

Never seen anything like this in all my Dylan years !! What are they ??
The self portrait would have been done I would say around the time it was released but I am concerned on the lack of signatures on the So called art
HE ALWAYS SIGNS ART

Permalink Reply by Paul on January 20, 2016 at 10:56pm

Its all about provenance with art. Who, where why?

Permalink Reply by Tony Bonich on January 20, 2016 at 11:00pm

Totally agree which is why if these were Dylan's they would also be signed !
That way you could at least tell if it is he's and ifs I possibly date them

Permalink Reply by sling on January 21, 2016 at 7:15am

Yes, in posting this I realized it was not 100% appropriate cause there is no handwriting.

I used the word art but the reality is these are doodles (both sides of same paper) by a 20 year old kid- a 20 year old kid signing his doodles?  That is a joke.

Providence lies in that I got it as part of several other Dylan thing like lyrics (from mkenzie stash-anyone aware of this story?) that have subsequently been loaned to EMP, Rock hall fame, skirtland and other museums

The cubistic self portait is likely because Suzie Rotolo in 1961-2  brought him to museums in NYC and introduced him to Picasso, cubism etc.

The other side likely reflects on what he first was saying about his background when arriving in NYC-he worked for a traveling circus, road freight trains, was a cowboy, etc.