Bob Dylan: Mixing Up the Medicine

Nearly a decade after acquiring the Bob Dylan archives, the Bob Dylan Center in Tulsa, OK, finally opened to the public in May 2022. Their inaugural exhibits are expanded into this book. More than a mere guide, however, this is a career-spanning, show-and-tell reflecting the myriad dimensions of Dylan. Handsomely designed, the 600-plus-page volume reproduces scores of images and objects that are familiar, but many more may be unknown to even the most ardent connoisseur. These visuals and informative descriptions by curators and editors Davidson and Fishel are supplemented with sporadic profiles by prominent Dylanologists such as Douglas Brinkley and Greil Marcus. Each engagingly exposes another side of Dylan. As such, this is not a biography; it’s more of a series of biographical snapshots. The content will no doubt inspire other Dylan devotees to peruse these pages and look for items to add to their bucket lists when they make their pilgrimage to Tulsa.