Reference Number
ARC-0071
Level of description
collection
Title
Mark Petty Photograph of Bob Dylan
Date
1976 April 28
Size
1.92 (Linear feet)
Scope and Contents
The Mark Petty Photograph of Bob Dylan is an image of Dylan taken by Petty in Pensacola, Florida at the University Of West Florida on April 28, 1976, during the Rolling Thunder Revue tour. The photo was subsequently published in Rolling Stone. The collection provides an image of Dylan as he played live during 1976. Seen in a broader context, the collection provides insight to live concert photojournalism in the mid-1970s and the styles and techniques that were used.
Biography / Administrative History
Mark Petty is a native of Tulsa, Oklahoma. He received a Bachelor of Journalism in photojournalism from the University of Missouri in the early 1970s and worked for newspapers and on a freelance basis throughout the decade. In the 1980s, he became an attorney but continued his photography. In the summer of 2000, he moved to St. Petersburg, Florida and is now devoted to photography full time again. He has photographed a wide array of subjects, from Bob Dylan and Katharine Hepburn to Vietnamese refugees and gravediggers.
Notes
Processing Information: Processed by James A. Kohler, Project Archivist. Completed April 1, 2011. Descriptive sources and standards used to create this finding aid: DACS and local processing manual.
Citation: [Identification of item], Mark Petty Photograph of Bob Dylan, Library and Archives, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum.
Acquisition Note: The Mark Petty Photograph of Bob Dylan was received by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum as a gift from Mark Petty on May 12, 2010.
Language Note: No linguistic content.
Access
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Use
The copyright interests in this collection have not been transferred to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Inc. For more information, please consult the staff of the Library and Archives.
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