La foto la tomó en 1964 Daniel Kramer, un fotógrafo de Brooklyn que quería hacerse carrera como freelance. Hace tiempo me hizo gracia esta observación del propio Kramer sobre el ambiente: “El gato asustado, Sally parece aburrida, y Dylan parece como si acabara de descubrir ese ceño.”:
“I made 10 exposures,” Kramer explained. “That [cover shot] was the only time all three subjects were looking at the lens.” That was Bob, Sally and a cat. The cat looks scared, Sally looks bored and Dylan looks like he’s discovered that scowl. According to biographer Robert Shelton, the cat is called Rolling Stone (No Direction Home: The Life and Music of Bob Dylan – Beech Tree Books, 1986), but other sources think his name was Lord Growing.
Información interminable sobre esta portada puede encontrarse aquí: “The story of the art work on Bringing It All Back Home“.