The art of Peter Till

Back in 1978, when I was editing Time Out, Bob Dylan came to play at Earl’s Court, his first London concerts in 12 years. As part of a preview, Jenny Fleet, the magazine’s art director, and I commissioned several illustrations. The one above was by the great Peter Till. I had a special fondness for it and a few years later he was kind enough to offer me the original. Yesterday I collected it.

The opportunity for the handover came at a private view of Peter’s exhibition at Hornsey Library, near his North London home. It’s a selling exhibition of his brilliant work over the years for many publications, including the Guardian, The Times, the New Scientist, the Radio Times and the New York Times. The money raised will go to supporting the Shepherd Hill allotment. That seems a worthy cause and I was glad to make a donation. The show is on until April 15 (see below).