Joni Mitchell, Portrait, San Francisco, 1998

About this photograph

Joni Mitchell at the St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco. Photographed by Jay Blakesberg for the cover of the San Francisco Examiner Sunday magazine.

Print sizes and editions 

8" x 10" paper size - Open Edition

11" x 14" paper size - Limited edition

16" x 20" paper size - Limited edition

20" x 24" paper size - Limited edition

24" x 36" paper size - Limited edition

30" x 40" paper size - Limited edition

Print type

Archival pigment print

Paper type

Hahnemühle paper

Signature

Hand signed in graphite by photographer

About the photographer

Jay Blakesberg is a San Francisco-based photographer and filmmaker, best known for his work with legendary artists like the Grateful Dead, Neil Young, and Tom Waits. With a career spanning since 1978, Jay has published 16 coffee table books and launched Retro Photo Archive with his daughter in 2020 to represent photographers for licensing and fine art print sales.

© Jay Blakesberg. All rights reserved. Not to be reproduced without permission.

Standard Archival

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• Acid-free backing board
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• Secure hanging hardware

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Available for print sizes: 11” x 14” to 30” x 40”

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• Vermont Hardwood ebony hand-stained moulding
• Acid-free backing board
• Coated steel wire strap 
• Secure hanging hardware

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