Chillin' with Dylan

12:23:00 MoonDoggie 1 Comments


How have I not seen this poster before?

I like Bob Dylan and it appears to be an iconic image of him so I'm amazed I'm only really 'seeing' it for the first time.

Artist, Milton Glaser, created the poster in 1966, inspired by Marcel Duchamp's 1957 self portrait:

via Metropolitan Museum of Art

The poster was folded and packaged with Dylan's greatest hits LP - the folds are now a way of identifying the originals from reproduction. (source)

I have found an A3 reproduction for £7.50 - the only thing giving me pause is where I'll hang it.

My original source of inspiration was in this picture:

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