Celebrating Bob Dylan: The Aronowitz Archive 2025-01-18 Auction - 59 Price Results - Julien's Auctions in TN - Page 2
Bob Dylan | Three Progressive Drafts of "Mr. Tambourine Man" Working Lyrics - One AnnotatedBob Dylan | Original 1968 Oil On Canvas Painting
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Celebrating Bob Dylan: The Aronowitz Archive

Julien’s is honored to present “Celebrating Bob Dylan” an auction featuring 50 lots from the personal archive of the godfather of rock journalism, Al Aronowitz.

Aronowitz didn’t simply write about the pop culture scene in his long running “Pop Scene” column in the New York Post, he was a part of the scene itself. Aronowitz became friends with many of the people he covered and he not only met and befriended these stars; in the words of his son Myles Aronowitz:
"My Father was this incredible connector. He was much more than a journalist, he understood what these artists were trying to do. He didn’t just meet these cultural icons, he brought them together. He introduced Allen Ginsberg to Bob Dylan, Bob Dylan to The Beatles. My Father was the one who turned The Beatles on for the first time. He connected Jimi Hendrix with Miles Davis, Nico with Lou Reed."

"He wasn’t just a writer with a powerbase as a New York columnist; Al had this unique kind of magic. He made these introductions that went on to shape culture itself. It was more than power or influence—there was something truly magical about what he did. The collection represents my Father’s instinctive ability to identify and connect with greatness. Each item is evidence of this, and how with his magic, he literally brought you into the room!”

Aronowitz’ proximity to and friendship with these artists resulted in some extraordinary artifacts. Chief among these are the two pages of authorial typescript lyrics to “Mr. Tambourine Man.” Bob Dylan sat at the Aronowitz family home kitchen counter in New Jersey one night, chain smoking, listening to Marvin Gaye’s “Can I Get A Witness” on repeat, while typing through the night to perfect the poetic lyrics for this song.
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Bob Dylan | Featured in Wallace Berman Lithograph: A 1965 offset lithograph in colors by Wallace Berman (1926-1976), Retard Para. 33., matted and framed. Berman often incorporated Hebrew letters and images of transistor radios in his work. This
0025: Bob Dylan | Featured in Wallace Berman LithographEst. $800-$1,200
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Bob Dylan | Original 1968 Oil On Canvas Painting: An untitled original oil on canvas painting by Bob Dylan, signed and dated in lower left in pen, Bob Dylan August 1st, 1968, stretched but unframed. The figural painting was executed at the very
0027: Bob Dylan | Original 1968 Oil On Canvas PaintingEst. $200,000-$300,000
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Bob Dylan | Original Ink Sketches On Writing Tablet: A Mohegan brand writing tablet with a single page filled with blue ballpoint pen doodles of faces in the hand of Bob Dylan. The verso of this page and the next page in the tablet contain fourteen
0033: Bob Dylan | Original Ink Sketches On Writing TabletEst. $1,000-$1,500