Pre Fame 1977 – Pre Fame 1977

Welcome to Pre Fame 1977

Downtown Minneapolis in 1977 was the scene. Sex, drugs & rock-n-roll were just the start. Robert Whitman was its photographer. that’s where he met an extremely shy 19-year-old genius musician. Just two guys looking to make and capture magic. In 1977, Whitman met Prince.

MORE THAN JUST

FINE ART

In 1977, music agent Owen Husney and his partner Gary Levinson approached Whitman to take the first professional photos of a local musician named Prince Rogers Nelson. Over the course of three photoshoots at Whitman’s Minneapolis studio, Husney’s Linden Hills Boulevard home, and on the streets of downtown Minneapolis, Whitman captured a total of 648 images, including rare instances of a smiling Prince. Few of these images were included in the official Warner Bros press kit while the rest of the collection was kept away from the public eye until recent years.

"These three days of shooting Prince were something. Maybe among the only shoots were he wasn’t considered "Prince the icon" that we all know today. I’m pretty certain they’re among the only shoots where he let someone shout out embarrassing directions to him in public - and played along. All I know for sure is at the time it just felt like a couple of Minneapolis guys firing creative sparks back-and-forth. A real collaboration and a hell of a lot of fun!"

THE PROCESS

Each and every trait has been thoughtfully hand painted by Tara to enhance the original photo and pay tribute to Prince. True fans will recognize the significance of the traits and how they relate to Prince's story.

MEET THE ARTISTS

ROBERT WHITMAN

Many people first pick up a camera to record their passions whatever they may be. But sooner or later, the best of them find that photography itself is their real passion. That's true of Robert Whitman. Along the way, he found not just a pastime, but a way of life.

As a free spirit traveling the world after college, Robert found that with his camera he had entree to people and places he never would have encountered. He's been on a life long journey of discovery ever since, with stops in Brazil, Cuba, Punta del Este, The Alps, Russia, Myanmar and Mexico, just to name a few.

Photographing people from all over, young and old, rich or poor, Robert has the ability to reveal the common humanity that unites us all. And he's had a lot of fun along the way. It's been a great trip!

For more information visit https://www.robertwhitman.com/

TARA ABBASIDEHBOKRI

Also known as Tara Abbasi is a fashion illustrator based in Milan. Of Kurdish descent, she was born and raised in Tehran, Iran. She found her way to her childhood passion of illustration after college. She spent years honing her own drawing technique before moving to Italy where she was first exposed to the world of fashion illustration. Her unique style took shape and she balanced advanced studies in fashion design with a career as a freelance illustrator. She collaborates with Vogue Italia and in 2021 she became one of the finalists in the worldwide jewelry design Bulgari x Fida competition. Her talent has been noticed by various international brands and her attention to detail makes every project she works on a unique piece of art.

For more information visit https://www.behance.net/taraabbasid

MEET THE TEAM

Eli

Boss B

Robert

The man with the eye

Tara

Fashionista

Aksel

Doc

Cam

Neo

Josh

Soundbytemgmt

Ty

Assistant to the Manager

Adam

Bananaman

Craig

Sir Curator

Brandon

21Thirty2

Jenna

The Assistant

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