Patti Smith: a career in pictures

Smith poses for a portrait session in November 1974 in Los Angeles, California Photograph: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images

Patti Smith gets a kiss from Iggy Pop and James Williamson of the Stooges Photograph: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images

Smith performs at a rally celebrating the fall of Saigon, which ended the Vietnam war in 1975 Photograph: Leif Skoogfors/Corbis

Smith sings at Alex Cooley's Electric Ballroom in 1976 in Atlanta, Georgia Photograph: Wireimage/Getty Images

A studio portrait in 1977 Photograph: Lynn Goldsmith/Corbis

Smith with actress Sissy Spacek in 1977 Photograph: Lynn Goldsmith/Corbis

At a photographic shoot in 1977 Photograph: Lynn Goldsmith/Corbis

Patti with her husband Fred 'Sonic' Smith at Arista Records's 15th anniversary bash in 1990 Photograph: Robin Platzer/Time Life Pictures/Getty Images

Smith poses with an American flag in 2000, aged 53 Photograph: Steven Sebring/AP

Patti Smith reacts after being named by French culture minister Renaud Donnedieu de Vabres a Commander of Arts and Letters during the Solidays music festival at the Longchamp racecourse in 2005 Photograph: Joel Robine/Getty Images

The musician with her son Jackson during a visit to an exhibition entitled Patti Smith: Land 250 at the Fondation Cartier in Paris Photograph: Francois Durand/Getty Images

Smith performs in Roskilde, Denmark, on 1 July, 2010, in memory of the nine people who passed away 10 years previously at a Pearl Jam performance Photograph: Jonas Vandall Ortvig/Getty Images

Smith performing at Yoko Ono & Friends: To Japan with Love in 2011 Photograph: WireImage/Getty Images

Patti Smith and her daughter Jesse arrive at the Time 100 "World's most influential people" gala in 2011 Photograph: Don Emmert/Getty Images