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We don’t know whether Mr. Dylan was paying attention to Court Painter sketching his presence in the Banff library. But now that he has been awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, he seems to be spending a lot of time in the library catching up on his reading. As he moved from stack to stack he could be heard mumbling “I am not worthy.”

Indeed, Mr. Dylan has instead of declining the prize, he has simply declined to acknowledge its existence. He hasn’t issued a statement or even returned the Swedish Academy’s phone calls. A reference to the award briefly popped up on the official Bob Dylan website and then was deleted — at his instruction or not, nobody knows. And the Swedes, who are used to a lot more gratitude from their laureates, appear to be losing their patience: One member of the Academy has called Mr. Dylan’s behavior “impolite and arrogant.”

Court Painter however is quite pleased to be able to offer these intimate views of Mr. Dylan to the highest bidder!

 

 

“The 150th anniversary of the Great Dominion will be a unique opportunity for Canadians to celebrate the  identity of Court Painter as the preeminent portraitist of the Great Dominion’s political and celebrity class, while secondly highlighting Canada’s cultural diversity and the richness of its history and heritage. These portraits of yours truly offer us an incredible opportunity to promote Court Painter both within our communities and between communities, everywhere in the country. This project will no doubt help strengthen the ties that unite us and leave a lasting legacy for future generations.”

—The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Canadian Heritage