1.0Holden Luntz Galleryhttps://www.holdenluntz.comHolden Luntzhttps://www.holdenluntz.com/author/jaye/Richard Avedon's Janis Joplin, New York City, August 28, 1969rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="YC5kN7g44e"><a href="https://www.holdenluntz.com/magazine/new-arrivals/richard-avedons-janis-joplin-new-york-city-august-28-1969/">Richard Avedon’s Janis Joplin, New York City, August 28, 1969</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.holdenluntz.com/magazine/new-arrivals/richard-avedons-janis-joplin-new-york-city-august-28-1969/embed/#?secret=YC5kN7g44e" width="600" height="338" title="“Richard Avedon’s Janis Joplin, New York City, August 28, 1969” — Holden Luntz Gallery" data-secret="YC5kN7g44e" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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https://s3.amazonaws.com/holdenluntz.com/wp-content/uploads/20231021203114/Richard-Avedon-Janis-Joplin-New-York-City-scaled.jpeg20052560Among Richard Avedon's many portraits, one of the most compelling is his 1969 image of Janis Joplin, taken on August 28 at his New York studio. In the frame, Joplin leans slightly toward the camera, hair loose at her shoulders, rings catching the light as her hands lift into relaxed, almost joking fists.