Bob Dylan by Milton Glaser
After suffering serious injuries in a motorcycle accident in 1966, singer-songwriter Bob Dylan was rendered bedridden and rumored to be dead. To generate positive publicity for his forthcoming album, Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits, CBS Records commissioned Milton Glaser to design a special poster to be packaged with the album_._ Taking inspiration from a Marcel Duchamp self-portrait, Glaser depicted Dylan in profile, his abundant curly hair rendered in saturated colors that stood out in high contrast from the white ground. The energetic design, with its swirling streams of color, evokes the visual effects of the psychedelic drugs that were gaining popularity among members of the counter-culture.
