What's Suze Rotolo Up To?

Inspired by Steve Earle's recent comment about living in the West Village:

"No way," he said emphatically. "It’s still a neighborhood. And Suze Rotolo’s still here. And she looks so great!"

...we bring you: What's Suze Rotolo Up To?



Susan Elizabeth Rotolo achieved fame by having a famous boyfriend and she appeared on the cover of The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan (the cover being an homage to James Dean). It's said that the songs Ballad In Plain D, Boots of Spanish Leather, Don't Think Twice, It's All Right, Tomorrow is a Long Time and Down the Highway were written about her. It's disputed that Positively 4th Street is about her as well; other potential targets include Dylan's Greenwich Village critics, Phil Ochs and (this blogger's nemesis) Tom Paxton. In any case, it's generally acknowledged that Rotolo's political views were the inspiration for Bob's foray into topical songwriting. Late 1964 the two parted ways and Ms. Rotolo rebuffed Dylan's attempt to contact her in the mid-70s. In 1972 she married Enzo Bartoccioli, a UN film editor.

As of 2004 she was said to be teaching at Parsons School of Design (though the school's faculty list does not show her as a staff memeber). As an artist, she specializes in artists' books. Her son with Bartoccioli currently works as a guitarist in New York City.

Suze Rotolo recently appeared in Lego form.