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tapes of Bringing It All Back Home
OLSON KUNDIG; BOB DYLAN CENTER
"We have dra manuscripts, dozens upon dozens of his notebooks, all audio and footage from 1964-2012, full session tapes, unused album artwork, drawings, paintings, photos, the leather jacket he wore when he went electric at Newport in ’65…” Mark Davidson, Archives Director at the Bob Dylan Center in Tulsa, screws his eyes shut as he attempts a rough inventory of the 100,000-plus items that constitute the Bob Dylan Archive, the kaleidoscopic resource he describes as the Center’s “beating heart”.
“We have a lot of correspondence to Bob, letters from all kinds of people: PJ Harvey, Allen Ginsberg, former presidents. Letters from fans in 1966, sending him everything from Kurt Vonnegut novels to nail clippers… It’s the most expansive collection devoted to any single artist ever comprised.” While much of it will remain available only to scholars who apply for research access, on May 10 the Center will finally open its public wing: an extensive, immersive exhibition space, providing ever-changing glimpses into the Archive and its work.
Dylan’s jacket from Newport, 1965