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Susan Elizabeth Rotolo (born November 20, 1943[1]), nicknamed Suze Rotolo (pronounced Suze-ee),[2] is an artist who specializes in artist's books and who teaches at the Parsons School of Design in New York City. Events 284 - Diocletian was chosen as Roman Emperor. 762 - Bögü Khan of the Uyghurs, Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Artists' books are works of art realized in the form of a book [3] She is perhaps best known as the woman walking with Bob Dylan on the cover of the album The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan. Bob Dylan (born Robert Zimmerman, May 24 1941 in Duluth, Minnesota) is an American singer-songwriter author poet and painter who has been a major The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan is singer-songwriter Bob Dylan 's second Studio album, released in May 1963 by Columbia Records. [4] She was Dylan's girlfriend in New York in the early 1960s. [5]

Biography

She was born and raised in Queens, New York. Her parents were Joachim Rotolo and Mary Pezzati Rotolo who were friends of the Soviet spy Charles Flato. Mary Teresa Pezzati (January 28 1910 - September 27 1990 was an American writer and political activist Charles S Flato (also Charles Floto) ( May 27, 1908 – January 1, 1984) was an American Writer, American Communist [6] Her older sister is Carla Rotolo, who also knew Dylan in the 1960s. Carla Rotolo (born March 5, 1941) is the older sister of Suze Rotolo, one of Bob Dylan's early girlfriends in New York City. Her uncle was the American portrait painter Pietro Pezzati[7] whom she claims was a believer in Benito Mussolini and Fascism. Pietro Pezzati ( September 18 1902 - February 19 1993) was an American Portrait painter who was located Fascism is a totalitarian nationalist and corporatist ideology [8]

Her political views are widely regarded as having triggered Dylan's topical songwriting. She worked for a time for the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE). [9]

Suze Rotolo in Cuba July 1964 - New York Daily News
Suze Rotolo in Cuba July 1964 - New York Daily News

The influence of Bertolt Brecht on Dylan's songwriting and performing has been acknowledged by Dylan as stemming from her participation in Brechtian theater during their relationship. (born; 10 February 1898&ndash14 August 1956 was a German Poet, Playwright, and Theatre director. Dylan's interest in painting can also be traced back to his relationship with Rotolo. According to her sister Carla, Suze became pregnant in 1963 by Dylan and decided to have an abortion. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. An [10]

She traveled to Cuba in June of 1964, with a group, at a time when it was unlawful for Americans to do so, according to a July 1, 1964, article in The New York Times. The Republic of Cuba (ˈkjuːbə or) consists of the island of Cuba (the largest and second-most populous island of the Greater Antilles) Isla de la Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. In an August 19 article in the same publication she is quoted as saying, in regards to opponents of Fidel Castro that, "These gusanos are not suppressed. Events 43 BC - Octavian, later known as Augustus compels the Roman Senate to elect him Consul. Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz (born August 13 1926 is a Cuban revolutionary leader who was prime minister of Cuba from December 1959 to December 1976 and then president until There can be open criticism of the regime. As long as they keep it to talk they are tolerated, as long as there is no sabotage. " 'Gusanos' means worms. [11]

She married Italian Enzo Bartoccioli, a film editor who works for the United Nations, in 1972. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. [12] They have one son, Luca, who is a guitarist in New York. [13]

In July 2004 a documentary produced by New York PBS Channel 13 and The New York Daily News was released in which Suze was interviewed. Then in November 2004, she made an unannounced appearance at the Experience Music Project, on a panel discussing Dylan's early days in Greenwich Village. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Greenwich Village (ˌgrɛnɪtʃ ˈvɪlɪdʒ often simply called the Village, is a largely residential area on the west side of downtown (southern Manhattan She and her husband also were involved in putting on a memorial event for Dave van Ronk after the singer's death in 2002. Dave Van Ronk ( June 30 1936 – February 10 2002) was a Folk singer born in

Rotolo appears in Martin Scorsese's film No Direction Home: Bob Dylan, a documentary focusing on Dylan's early career from 1961 to 1966. No Direction Home is a Documentary film by Martin Scorsese that traces the life of Bob Dylan, and his impact on 20th century American Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. It played on the American Masters series on U. S. public television in September 2005. [14]

In 2006, the author of "The Bob Dylan Encyclopedia", Michael Gray, commented, “It’s my book and not hers, she’ll have to be content to disagree,” in response to a scathing letter of criticism from Suze complaining about her entry in his book. Gray further commented that, “ it was a blow to me that someone I’ve always regarded highly was so dismissive - so haughty - about the whole entry and by extension my entire endeavour, and on such small grounds. She lumps me in with “sellers of forged letters [who] ignore me”, which is patently unjust. "[15]

Rotolo's book, A Freewheelin' Time: A Memoir of Greenwich Village in the Sixties, was published by Broadway Books on May 13, 2008. In it she explains how her feelings about Communism changed based on her feelings about artistic and political freedom. She says that reading "The God That Failed," which tells of the disillusionment over time of many Communist intellectuals, had a profound effect on her thinking.

Suze Rotolo and Bob Dylan on the cover of The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan.
Suze Rotolo and Bob Dylan on the cover of The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan. Bob Dylan (born Robert Zimmerman, May 24 1941 in Duluth, Minnesota) is an American singer-songwriter author poet and painter who has been a major The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan is singer-songwriter Bob Dylan 's second Studio album, released in May 1963 by Columbia Records.

References

  1. ^ The Bob Dylan Encyclopedia, Suze Rotolo article, Michael Gray, Continuum International Publishing Group
  2. ^ Howard Sounes, Down the Highway The Life Of Bob Dylan Doubleday 2001 ISBN 0-552-99929-6 P123
  3. ^ Suze Rotolo Biography at the Internet Movie Database
  4. ^ Suze Rotolo Trivia at the Internet Movie Database
  5. ^ Suze Rotolo Trivia at the Internet Movie Database
  6. ^ The Bob Dylan Encyclopedia, Suze Rotolo article, Michael Gray, Continuum International Publishing Group
  7. ^ The Bob Dylan Encyclopedia, Suze Rotolo article, Michael Gray, Continuum International Publishing Group
  8. ^ A Freewheelin' Time, Suze Rotolo, Random House, 2008
  9. ^ Suze Rotolo Trivia at the Internet Movie Database
  10. ^ Down the Highway: The Life of Bob Dylan, Howard Sounes, Grove Press, 2002
  11. ^ The New York Times, July 1, 1964 and August 19, 1964 issues. Howard Sounes (b 1965 Welling, South East London, England) is a British Author, Journalist and Biographer.
  12. ^ Suze Rotolo Spouse at the Internet Movie Database
  13. ^ The Bob Dylan Encyclopedia, Suze Rotolo article, Michael Gray, Continuum International Publishing Group
  14. ^ Internet Movie Database
  15. ^ Leaving Planet Kooper, Michael Gray, December 3, 2006

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