Woody Guthrie Up Close

The exhibit, open now at New York’s Morgan Library and Museum and running through May 22, traces Guthrie’s life through his notebooks, handwritten song lyrics, musical instruments, and even articles of clothing. The show is also accompanied by a book, Woody Guthrie: Songs and Art, Words and Wisdom, by Guthrie and historian Robert Santelli.

 Here are a few of the standout items in the collection.

 

Woody Guthrie Creates a Doodle-Filled List of 33 New Year’s Resolutions (1943)

On January 1, 1943, the American folk music legend Woody Guthrie jotted in his journal a list of 33 “New Years Rulin's." Nowadays, we'd call them New Year's Resolutions.
Adorned by doodles, the list is down to earth by any measure.