Prince: Pre-Fame

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The Black & White Gallery in Chelsea is hosting an exhibition of Robert Whitman’s photos of Prince, c.1978, taken just as he was on the cusp of fame. The photos are pretty great, although I’m pretty sure a two-year-old mandrill could point a camera at Prince and take an amazing picture.


Prince “Sister,” 1980 (mp3)
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