Prince 17: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A black-and-white image of Prince, standing in front of a large wall of musical notes, amidst parked cars. He appears from the shoulders up and wears a turtle neck and collared jacket.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1977
• Photograph by: Robert Whitman
• Subject of: Prince, American, 1958 - 2016
• Type: gelatin silver prints
• Type: portraits
• Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
• Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 20 x 24 in. (50.8 x 61 cm)
• Place depicted: Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Funk (Music)
• Topic: Photography
• Topic: Popular music
• Topic: Rhythm and blues (Music)
• Object number: 2011.78
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, © Robert Whitman
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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Catalogue descriptions and facts adapted from National Museum of African American History and Culture through the Smithsonian's official Open Access dataset. This record explicitly marks its metadata CC0 1.0; formatting and selection have been changed. The underlying object's rights statement is: © Robert Whitman Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.