Janis Joplin with Big Brother and the Holding Company at Woodstock
Artist
Rowland Scherman
(American, born 1937)
Date1969, printed 2008
Mediumdigital inkjet print
Dimensions66 x 45.2 cm (image), 76.2 x 61.2 cm (sheet)
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineGift of Howard G. Davis, III A.K.A. David Davis
Object number2011.163
Label TextThe era’s greatest female blues-rock vocalist, Joplin combined the African American music of the South she heard growing up in Port Arthur, Texas, with psychedelic acid-rock in San Francisco. A talented song-writer, arranger, painter, and dancer, she was also famous for her insatiable appetites. These contributed to the tragic end of her four-year career from a heroin overdose. Her performances at the Monterey Pop Festival, Woodstock, and the Festival Express train tour were legendary. This image suggests their physical and emotional intensity.ProvenanceDavid DavisOn View
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