1963–Newport Folk Festival-Joan Baez and Bob Dylan Original Photograph-DYLAN'S FIRST APPEARANCE! PAE Graded Near Mint “85”

closed on Friday, July 19, 2019

Final Auction Price
*Final prices include buyers premium
$72.00
Starting bid: $1.00

This vintage 8” x 10” black and white photograph showcases Bob Dylan & Joan Baez together at the 1963 Newport Folk Festival. This lot has UNSURPASSED HISTORICAL IMPORTANCE as it was Bob Dylan’s FIRST appearance at the legendary Festival. His album "The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan" had just been released in May. Dylan was just 22 years old in 1963 and his solo acoustic performance Friday night included “With God on Our Side” “Talkin' John Birch Society Blues” and “A Hard Rain's Gonna Fall”.

 

Peter Paul and Mary then performed an encore of his song Blowin' in the Wind. Amidst a deafening roar of applause they brought to the stage Dylan Joan Baez Pete Seeger Theo Bikel and the Freedom Singers. Everyone stood in a single line facing the audience with crossed arms and clasped hands and began to sing a variation on the Baptist hymn "We Shall Overcome." The hymn had become an anthem for the Civil Rights Movement and this performance went down in history as one of the most moving moments in live music ever!

 

Photograph – Bob Dylan & Joan Baez

Grade – PAE Near Mint 85

Venue – Newport Folk Festival Freebody Park

City – Newport RI

Date – 7/26-28/63

Dimensions – 8” x 10”

Printing – Original Photograph

Condition Details - 100% Original with no restoration. Handling light curl. View the detailed high res photo of this lot. Click on the thumbnail photo to see an enlarged photo. Click a second time on the magnifying glass in the upper right corner of the enlarged photo. A super high res image with every millimeter will now be clearly displayed. For a personalized eyewitness examination call 410-464-6180 11:00 am to 6:00pm eastern.

 

*****This photograph is available for inspection at our gallery by appointment. *****

 

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