Bob Dylan can draw.

Thirty-five years ago he began sketching in charcoal when not performing during a world tour – portraits, landscapes, interiors, buildings – then in 2007 he reworked them, having the drawings enlarged and printed onto heavier-weighted paper then using watercolor and gouche, creating vivid imagery akin to Matisse.

This collection of works, borrowed from a private collector, will be on. display through September 18, 2024 at the Fenimore Art Museum.

5798 STATE HIGHWAY 80 (P.O.BOX 800)
COOPERSTOWN, NY 13326
607-547-1400
INFO@FENIMOREART.ORG

It’s an impressive and cohesive collection. You can find it in the lower level gallery.

The gift shoppe has Bob Dylan merchandise – books, mugs, socks, dolls. The only “thing” missing is Bob Dylan himself. I know he performed a concert recently in Syracuse and I asked the employees if he’d stopped in and they both said no – but wouldn’t that have been so cool?

Because there is a Banksy mini-show at the museum too and I was thinking, could I be standing next to him and not know it? I mean, no one was walking around in a hoodie hiding his face on this glorious sunny summer day, but then, again…so cool…if only….

I hope this blog post persuades you to take a day trip to Cooperstown, New York. It is a beautiful place.

Fenimore Art Museum is open from 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM every day. There is a fee unless you are a member of the museum (or have a reciprocal membership as I do to the Everson – make sure you bring that membership card).