Robert’s hands by Patti Smith (1970)

some of the most gender photos of patti smith for her birthday

Patti’s holding a gun

Chelsea Hotel, 1970

Patti Smith, 1971.

Patti Smith by Michael Ochs, 1975

Patti Smith playing with her band at The Other End - by that time (The Bitter End before and after)-, New York in 1975

woolgathering by patti smith

alt text: I always imagined I would write a book, if only a small one, that would carry one away, into a realm that could not be measured nor even remembered.

I imagined a lot of things. That I would shine. That I'd be good. I'd dwell bareheaded on a summit turning a wheel that would turn the earth and undetected, amongst the clouds, I would have some influence; be of some avail.

Patti Smith, Rue Visconti Paris 1969. Photo by Linda Smith © Patti Smith