Suze Rotolo | |
|---|---|
 Suze Rotolo, 2009 | |
| Born | November 20, 1943 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | February 25, 2011 (aged 67) New York City, U.S. |
| Occupation | Artist |
| Known for | Appearing on the cover of The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan |
| Spouse |
Enzo Bartoccioli (m. 1967) |
| Partner | Bob Dylan (1961–1964) |
| Children | 1 |
Susan Elizabeth Rotolo (November 20, 1943 – February 25, 2011),[1] known as Suze Rotolo (/ˈsuːziː/ SOO-zee),[2] was an American artist, and the girlfriend of Bob Dylan from 1961 to 1964. Dylan later acknowledged her strong influence on his music and art during that period. Rotolo is the woman walking with him on the cover of his 1963 album The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan, a photograph by the Columbia Records studio photographer Don Hunstein.[3][4] In her book A Freewheelin' Time: A Memoir of Greenwich Village in the Sixties, Rotolo described her time with Dylan and other figures in the folk music and bohemian scene in Greenwich Village, New York. She discussed her upbringing as a "red diaper" baby; a child of Communist Party USA members during the McCarthy Era.[5] As an artist, she specialized in artists' books and taught at the Parsons School of Design in New York City.[citation needed]
- ^ The Bob Dylan Encyclopedia, 2006, pp. 592–594, Michael Gray, Continuum
- ^ Howard Sounes, Down the Highway The Life Of Bob Dylan Doubleday 2001 ISBN 0-552-99929-6 P123
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
NYTobitwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Rotolo described the circumstances surrounding the Freewheelin' cover photo in Rotolo, 2008, A Freewheelin’ Time, pp. 216–218.
- ^ McLellan, Dennis (March 2011). "Suze Rotolo dies at 67; Bob Dylan's girlfriend was on iconic album cover". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 31, 2015.