Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery · Washington · US

Janis Joplin: Be Happy, Be Free, Wear Flowers

Opens Oct 8, 2027 – Sep 4, 2028

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Exploring the life and legacy of one of the American music scene most iconic voices, this exhibition will feature Joplin own letters; her personal scrapbook, where she carefully recorded her meteoric rise to fame; original paintings; and the groovy custom suit she wore on an episode of the Dick Cavett Show.