Janis Joplin

July 27, 1968

American 20th Century

Associated Names
American 20th Century

Artist

The image shows the upper body of a person. The person's head is tilted slightly back and turned to the side. The facial expression displays an open mouth. The person's long hair is flowing around the head. The individual is wearing a garment with intricate decorative patterns and thin straps on the shoulders. They are adorned with a necklace, several bracelets, and rings on their fingers. The background is dark.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mary and Dan Solomon

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 21.3 × 17.5 cm (8 3/8 × 6 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.177.606

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(sale, RMY Auctions, Wilder, ID); Mary and Dan Solomon, Monarch Beach, CA; gift to NGA, 2018.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, top left stamped in red ink: S-R; top left: AUG 29 1991; top left: AUG 30 1993; by unknown hand, top right in blue ink: Joplin, Janis; upper left stamped in red ink perpendicular: MAR 23 1987; upper center stamped in red ink: CHRONICLE / OCT 5 1970; center stamped in red ink perpendicular: CHRONICLE / DEC 19 1979; center stamped in red ink: DRAMA; by unknown hand, center in graphite inverted: 2-Janis; lower center in blue ink: Janis Joplin / Singer / [illegible] 10-4-70; lower right stamped in red ink: CHRONICLE / MAY 25 1977; by unknown hand, bottom center in graphite: 1 col Janis; bottom center in blue ink: Janis Joplin; bottom center stamped in red ink: DRAMA

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