Yoko Ono through the years: Her life with John Lennon and beyond

Ono, age 2, poses for a portrait with her mother Isoko and father Eisuke in 1935 San Francisco.

John and Yoko, both dressed in white, board a private aircraft in Gibraltar after their wedding on March 20, 1969. Their pilot, Trevor Copleston, stands by the plane.

War is over! John and Yoko campaign for peace outside of the London offices of Apple Corps in 1969.

A week after their wedding, John and Yoko took to their bed at the Amsterdam Hilton on March 25, 1969. The couple announced their intentions to stay in bed for seven days "as a protest against war and violence in the world."

Newlyweds Yoko Ono and John Lennon, in sync in all-white.

The couple at London Airport, both dressed in white, on April 2, 1969.

Lennon, Ono and her daughter, Kyoko Cox, at London's Heathrow Airport on May 24, 1969, on their way to the Bahamas where they hoped to put on a bed-in for peace.

Ono and Lennon in London on Feb. 4, 1970, freshly shorn to auction off their hair for charity.

John and Yoko pose for photographers at Cannes Film Festival in France on May 17, 1971, where they presented their films "Apotheosis" and "The Flu."

John and Yoko with a copy of her new book "Grapefruit" at a signing in London on July 15, 1971.

The couple photographed in London on July 20, 1971, while promoting "Grapefruit."

John and Yoko take a political stand on genocide at Tittenhurst, their U.K. home, in 1971.

Yoko and John flash peace signs as they leave an immigration hearing in New York in 1972.

"Power to the People" was always more than a song to John and Yoko. The couple participate in a 1972 protest.

Ono is comforted by record executive David Geffen as she leaves Roosevelt Hospital after learning Lennon had died from his gunshot wounds.

John and Yoko on the Jan. 22, 1981, cover of Rolling Stone. Annie Leibovitz photographed the couple the same day Lennon would be murdered.

Yoko appears at the Amnesty International benefit concert at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., on June 15, 1986.

Yoko with John's "Sgt. Pepper" uniform in 1994, which she donated to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

Spoofing the "bed-ins" with Helen Hunt (left) and Paul Reiser (right) on NBC's "Mad About You" in 1995.

Sean Lennon and Yoko Ono photographed onstage with Edie Falco and James Gandolfini during "Come Together," a 2001 tribute concert in memory of John Lennon, with proceeds benefiting the New York City relief effort. 

In 2007, Ono arrives to dedicate "Wish Tree for Washington, DC" at the Hirshhorn Museum's Sculpture Garden. The Wish Tree encourages the public to become participants in the art-making process by writing wishes on paper and tying them to the tree.

Holding hands on the red carpet with Beyoncé at the 50th annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles in 2008.

Bette Midler and Yoko Ono attend the "John Lennon: The New York City Years" exhibit preview at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Annex NYC in 2009. 

Yoko Ono and Quincy Jones appear in support of the John Lennon Education Tour Bus in 2010 in Anaheim, California.

Sean Lennon, Yoko Ono and Julian Lennon attend an opening party for "Timeless: The Photography of Julian Lennon" at the Morrison Hotel Gallery in 2010 in New York.

Yoko Ono and Ringo Starr perform "Give Peace A Chance" with the Plastic Ono Band on what would have been John Lennon's 70th birthday in Reykjavik, Island, on Oct. 9, 2010.

Ono meets Queen Elizabeth II during a visit to the Museum of Liverpool on Dec. 1, 2011, in Liverpool, England.

Yoko has a kiss for photographers as she arrives for "Late Show With David Letterman" in 2013.

Ono arrives at the 56th Grammy Awards at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on Jan. 26, 2014.

Sean and Yoko at the Grammy Awards in 2014.

Yoko Ono and Lady Gaga arrive at the 2014 MusiCares Person of the Year Gala.

Yoko Ono and the Plastic Ono band brought their music to Glastonbury in 2014.

Ono addresses graduates at the Pratt Institute as she receives an honorary degree during the 2014 commencement in New York.

Yoko flashes her signature peace sign on the red carpet prior to the 2015 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony, in which Ringo Starr was honored for his solo career.

The artist attends the press preview for "Yoko Ono: One Woman Show, 1960-1971" at the Museum of Modern Art in 2015 in New York.

The Edge gives some love to Yoko as Bono looks on at the Amnesty International Tapestry Honoring John Lennon unveiling at Ellis Island in 2015.

Ono attends the 10th anniversary celebration of "The Beatles LOVE" by Cirque du Soleil at The Mirage Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas in 2016.