Love, love, love that y’all showed up for me & whoever is touched by this story to see you this way!!! None of this “lovefest” would have happened without y’all. Īlmost last, but certainly not least…Janis Joplin, the Queen of Queens & my Mom, Ruth Hall. My fantastic webmaster, Damien Sterling, took a few pics & words I sent him & look what his genius created! So grateful to have found you. To my dear childhood friend, Bob Fuller, whose insights, ideas & “hand-holding” while digging into all this & well, my goodness, can’t be explained really. Below are a couple, one from Laura to Herman in 2010, confirming that Janis indeed was the artist of “The Purple Painting.” The fact that Laura was the one that orchestrated the painting being hung in The Grammy Museum as part of the 2010 “Strange Kozmic Experience: The Doors, Janis Joplin & Jimi Hendrix” is enough proof right there! The other one from Michael, Janis’ brother, telling of his knowledge of the painting & the story behind it’s creation. Although we did not communicate much, I totally understand & am grateful for the emails we exchanged. To Michael & Laura Joplin, thank you for being you. Jeff Jampol, owner/founder of & manager of Janis Joplin’s estate, was instrumental in getting some of the photographs of Janis to me that you see on this website. 57 in the paperback edition where she mentions my Mom, Ruth Hall, and the commission of “The Purple Painting.” She has been beyond kind & supportive to me & I am very grateful for her assistance. What great things can I tell you about Holly George-Warren, two-time Grammy nominee and award-winning author of sixteen books, including the latest book of Janis called “Janis: Her Life and Music”?!! Below, see photos of the front & back cover of that book & a photo of p. To view the documentation she provided proving this is click here. Robin Green, Registrar/Assistant to Senior Curator The Museum at Bethel Woods, where Janis’ sister Laura Joplin, was instrumental in getting “The Purple Painting” hung in 2011, has been invaluable & always super nice. Since Janis did not do that age 23, I have done my homework & compiled an overwhelming body of evidence proving Janis Joplin is indeed the artist of “The Purple Painting” And had an incredible experience of love & support along the way! The attorney, who specializes in art, said that in the United States, the only time a Certificate of Authenticity is issued is when it comes from the artist. ( ) He provided me with an expert art attorney’s explanation of a Certificate of Authenticity. Arthur, currently an awesome artist in NY. I got some fantastic help, advice & a new friend in Frank Born, also from Pt. I never had one iota of doubt that Janis painted this painting & here are some documents & emails that will confirm the same for anyone. I am beyond amazed that “little ‘ole me” has a history as rich and fascinating as I do. Janis is known around the world as “The Queen of Rock & Roll, Pearl, a musical legend, an icon…”, but she was first an artist and poet. Now, over 50 years since its creation, I would like to sell it. And got divorced and moved some more! That painting has been a part of my life since I was a little girl. I moved and moved and got married to a corporate guy and moved some more. I didn’t take the painting then but came back a few months later and took it on the first leg of it’s long journey. I graduated from high school in 1974 and moved to Austin, TX. Hence, the nickname “The Purple Painting.” The painting is is in various shades of purple. Holly George-Warren, author of “Janis: Her Life and Music”, told me Janis’ favorite color was purple. This happened 54 years ago and since Janis and my Mother died in 1970, some things are just not known. Since Janis was taking an art class at Lamar Tech, I figure that is where she painted it. On one of Karleen and Janis’ visits, Janis was talking about needing some money, so my Mother told her she would buy one of her paintings. I was a “hippie-in-training!” Who knew?!! I don’t remember Janis specifically, but I LOVED sitting around with these guys. They were a fun-loving group of creative and free-thinking intellectuals that came over and talked for hours. Arthur was a big sports town and Janis, like my Mother and their “tribe”, weren’t into sports, but music, dance and art. Karleen’s brother, Herman, told me last year that my Mother was a “safe haven, beacon of light & wonderful friend” to a group of younger folks that were labeled as “black sheep, bohemians or beatniks.” Pt. One of Janis’ best friends, Karleen Bennett, told me she, Janis and other friends used to come over for visits. During that time, Janis and my Mother became friends and carpooled to Lamar Tech in Beaumont, about 15-20 miles from Pt. Then she left for San Francisco and fame. She left, but came back in 1965 and stayed until 1966. Janis graduated from the same high school as all of us in 1960.
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