When Texas-born singer Janis Joplin (January 19, 1943 – October 4, 1970) joined the San Francisco band Big Brother and the Holding Company, she propelled the group to the top of the rock scene. A passionate, bluesy singer with a raw, powerful voice, Joplin electrified audiences with her sexualized performance style, delivered with explosive movements and a variety of wailing, whispering, and shrieking sounds.
Janis Joplin and Big Brother and the Holding Company
- Data Source
- National Portrait Gallery
- Artist
- Victor Moscoso, born 1936
- Copy after
- Lisa Bachelis Law (Photographer)
- Printer
- Neon Rose
- Sitter
- Samuel Andrew, 18 Dec 1941 - 12 Feb 2015
- James Gurley, 22 Dec 1939 - 20 Dec 2009
- Peter Albin, born 1944
- David Getz, born 1938
- Janis Joplin, 19 Jan 1943 - 4 Oct 1970
- Date
- 1967
- Credit Line
- National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Jack Banning
- Medium
- Color lithographic poster
- Dimensions
- Image: 49 x 33.5cm (19 5/16 x 13 3/16")
- Sheet: 50.8 x 35cm (20 x 13 3/4")
- Mat size: custom (TBD)
- Type
