A black-and-white portrait photograph of a White woman with long hair, an open-mouthed smile, holding a cigarette in one hand and pointing at the camera with the other.

Janis Joplin

Francesco Scavullo (1929-2004)

Date

1969, printed 1987
Object Type

Photographs
Medium

Gelatin silver print
Contributors

Printed by Francesco Scavullo
Dimensions

Image: 22 7/8 x 15 3/8 in.
Sheet: 23 15/16 x 19 15/16 in.
Edition

10/10
Inscriptions

Verso:
l.r. in graphite: Fran Scavullo 69
l.r. in graphite: [inverted check mark]
l.r. rubber stamp: NO REPRODUCTION RIGHTS \ © FRANCESCO SCAVULLO \ LIMITED EDITION
l.r. in graphite: 10/10
Credit Line

Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas, Gift of Sean Byrnes, New York, New York
Accession Number

P1987.9.2
Copyright

© International Center of Photography and Francesco Scavullo Trust Beneficiaries

We the People: Picturing American Identity

June 15–September 8, 2013

This exhibition focuses on the fluidity of national identity through the creations of American artists, particularly in key moments in history when the definition of a singular American identity was challenged and ultimately reshaped.

Location: Off view

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