Simple Pleasures: Women Who Rock

Where does it all lead? What will become of us? These were our young questions, and young answers were revealed. It leads to each other. We become ourselves.” — Patti Smith

Herb Ritts, Madonna, True Blue, Hollywood, 1986
Herb Ritts, Madonna, True Blue, Hollywood, 1986, Silver Gelatin Photograph

Harry Benson, Tina Turner & Janis Joplin, MSG, NY
Harry Benson, Tina Turner & Janis Joplin, MSG, NY, 1969, Archival Pigment Photograph

Patti Smith, NY - Patti Portrait I
Norman Seeff, Patti Smith, NY – Patti Portrait I, 1969, Archival Pigment Photograph

Lawrence Schiller, Barbra Streisand
Lawrence Schiller, Barbra Streisand, 1969, Archival Pigment Photograph

Albert Watson, Sade, London, 1992
Albert Watson, Sade, London, 1992, Archival Pigment Photograph

Norman Seef, Cher, Los Angeles, "Cher 4-up Sequence"
Norman Seef, Cher, Los Angeles, “Cher 4-up Sequence”, 1973, Archival Pigment Photograph

Harry Benson, Amy Winehouse
Harry Benson, Amy Winehouse, London, 2007, Infused Dyes Sublimated on Aluminum

Herman Leonard, Billie Holiday, New York City
Herman Leonard, Billie Holiday, New York City, 1949, Silver Gelatin Photograph

Gered Mankowitz, Marianne Faithfull at Decca Studios
Gered Mankowitz, Marianne Faithfull at Decca Studios, 1964, Silver Gelatin Photograph

Keystone Press Photographer, Ella Fitzgerald performing at ball in Munich
Keystone Press Photographer, Ella Fitzgerald performing at ball in Munich, 1962, Early Silver Gelatin Photograph

Gered Mankowitz, Annie Lennox,
Gered Mankowitz, Annie Lennox, 1981, Archival Pigment Photograph

Norman Seef, Tina Turner, Los Angeles - Tina 3-up
Norman Seeff, Tina Turner, Los Angeles – Tina 3-up, 1983, Archival Pigment Photograph

Lawrence Schiller, Barbra Streisand
Lawrence Schiller, Barbra Streisand, 1969, Silver Gelatin Photograph

Harry Benson, Dolly Parton in Bed
Harry Benson, Dolly Parton in Bed, 1980, Archival Pigment Photograph

Keystone Press Agency, Josephine Baker on Tiger, Early Silver Gelatin Photograph
Keystone Press Agency, Josephine Baker on Tiger, Early Silver Gelatin Photograph


Simple Pleasures is an ongoing series curated by Holden Luntz Gallery, presenting a selection of our favorite pictures organized thematically.

We hope you find these photographs as a gentle reminder that there are always simple pleasures to be found.