Bob Dylan by c.j.bahr 2009, Plaster, lifesizeBob Dylan, Life Size As may be expected from a dedicated artist he continues to work on commissions and smaller Gallery works with undiminished enthusiasm. One private commission is a life-size statue of the singer Bob Dylan on which he is seen working above.Bob Dylan and John Lennon. Robert Cole Studios, Washington DC.Stainless Steel and Bronze (Life Size figures) Commissioned by Private Collector: Darnestown, Maryland.“The image is true to Dylan’s likeness and ‘rolling stone’ spirit,” says sculptor Tom Page of the prospective project in the video pitch on the Kickstarter page. “Some of his most memorable lyrics are cast ‘blowin’ in the wind’ as Bob walks out of the Iron Range and onto the world stage.”Bob Dylan. Cardboard, glue and screws. By Scott FifeDuluth has no shortage of love for its most famous son. Already there is Bob Dylan Way, the annual Dylan Days celebration (which spreads all the way up to Hibbing, where Dylan’s family moved after he was born), and the series of Duluth Does Dylan compilations. And soon, if the Dylan By Duluth project rolls out as planned, there will be a 12-foot-tall bronze statue forever proclaiming the city’s admiration of the folk icon who once called Duluth home.Sculptor Tom Page is at the heart of the Dylan By Duluth project, and has already created similar large-scale bronze statues for the Grand Rapids Library and other public spaces. He’s launched a Kickstarter to cover the materials for his newest project, and has already caught the attention of Duluth Mayor Don Ness, who calls the Dylan By Duluth sculpture “a way for our city to recognize our most accomplished son, and to celebrate Duluth’s authentic arts and music ethos.”Wire sculpture of Bob Dylan by Noah SaundersLife size Bronze Head of Bob DylanBob Dylan Sculpture – Bob Dylan by Karen Fulk-Papier mache sculpture of Dylan in Bob Dylan exhibit in Hibbing town library.During the 2007 Mines & Pines Festival an unveiling of the life-size papier-mâché sculpture of Bob Dylan took place. The sculpture, created by Ann Schnortz, is now on display in the Hibbing Public Library.-Papier mache sculpture of Dylan in Bob Dylan exhibit in Hibbing town library.-Papier mache sculpture of Dylan in Bob Dylan exhibit in Hibbing town library.
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