Review "Photographer Ted Russell met Dylan virtually right off the turnip truck — when Bob arrived in Greenwich Village in 1961 with a cherubic face and a toothy smile — and caught key moments in the singer’s rise to stardom. The gems here are pre-fame candids (many previously unseen) of Dylan off-stage and on, his girlfriend Suze Rutolo, and others on the burgeoning NYC folk scene." -American Photo"This new hardcover of never-before-published photos gives a charming peep into Dylan's life before he belonged to the world." -CoolHunting.com   Read more About the Author Ted Russell is an American photographer and photojournalist whose work has appeared on the covers of Life, Newsweek, Time, and New York magazines, to name only a few. Donovan is a Scottish folk singer and songwriter best known for his hit songs "Catch the Wind," "Sunshine Superman," and "Mellow Yellow." In 2012, Donovan was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Chris Murray is a writer and founder of Govinda Gallery, which represents some of the best rock music–related fine art photography and photographers in the world. Read more
T**E
Though nearly all of these images of a young, ...
Even to some casual fans nearly all of these images of a young, fresh-faced, Bob Dylan are going to appear familiar yet this book still offers an intriguing look at the time just after the guitar playing singer arrived in New York and the subsequent three year period just before he went electric. From intimate photos alone with his guitar in his tiny Greenwich Village apartment as well as with Suze Rotolo to several candid photos with James Baldwin at the Tom Paine Award ceremony just a few weeks after Kennedy's assassination.It is somewhat annoying that several really great photographs are spread across two pages thus allowing the inner binding of the book to run vertically down the middle of Dylan's face. While it is still possible to view the photos in question, it did require - in some instances - that I press down firmly on both pages of the book in order to view the particular photo "satisfactorily". Again, this is not the case with the majority of the photos and I'm not sure whether the publishers/editors intended to give the reader/viewer the larger spreads in order to provide more visual appeal but in those few scenarios it provided just the opposite for me(I'd have preferred smaller one page photos in these instances; perhaps even with the photo placed on one page and rotated 90 degrees). Aside from this I still greatly enjoyed the photos and the text.Approximately the first 42 pages contain photos accompanied by a forward from Donovan, a preface by the photographer Ted Russell and an introduction by Chris Murray. Thereafter, the pages are photos with no text or captions. Both the preface and the intro offer helpful insight into the circumstances leading to the photo sessions and the times which they capture.
W**M
Idiot publisher!
Very frustrated with the publisher that the best photos are spread across both pages so the image is essentially broken in half ruining the effect.
R**K
So-so, nothing special, have seen these photos before. Should be larger in size.
Most of these photos I have seen before. It it was larger in size would make for a nice cocktail table book. Find it used if you can.
J**S
Lovely book if you have an interest in Dylan like I do
Lovely book if you have an interest in Dylan like I do. To see early photos of the man before fame and asinine people continuously hassled him is a treat. It is only a collection of photos but the historic footnote they make in Dylan's life is priceless
R**L
Five Stars
Terrific book about a super artist with great stories and even greater photos!!
K**V
Five Stars
great time-trip
P**N
Great Photos Of Bob Dylan
Great photos of iconic music legend Dylan ... However, there was to some degree a repetitiveness in the picture selections ... That said, I am glad to have it as part of my Dylan library ...
J**S
Great book.
Fantastic
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