Picturing Prince: An Intimate Portrait

Parke, Steve (Foreward By Sheila E.)

ISBN 10: 1844039692 / ISBN 13: 9781844039692

Published by Cassell, London, UK, 2017

About this Item

Acknowledgements & Copyright (page # 238) Indicate First Edition w/ full print line # starting @ "1". Signed on Title Page by Author & a band member, Morris Hayes, NPG KEYBOARDIST, who also spoke at the Author's booksigning. Bookseller Invt # C00240667Q.

Seller Inventory # 000667

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Picturing Prince: An Intimate Portrait
• Publisher: Cassell, London, UK
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1844039692
• ISBN 13: 9781844039692
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition/First Printing
• Condition: As New
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket - As Published
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Biography

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Synopsis

PICTURING PRINCE sees the late icon's former art director, STEVE PARKE, revealing stunning intimate photographs of the singer from his time working at Paisley Park. At least half of the images in the book are exclusively published here for the first time; most other images in the book are rare to the public eye.

This edition also includes 16 pages of lost photographs, all of which have recently been uncovered by the author from within his extensive archive.

Alongside these remarkable images are fifty engaging, poignant and often funny written vignettes by Parke, which reveal the very human man behind the reclusive superstar: from shooting hoops to renting out movie theatres at 4am; from midnight requests for camels to meaningful conversations that shed light on Prince as a man and artist.

STEVE PARKE started working with Prince in 1988, after a mutual friend showed Prince some of Steve's photorealistic paintings. He designed everything from album covers and merchandise to sets for Prince's tours and videos. Somewhere in all of this, he became Paisley Park's official art director. He began photographing Prince at the request of the star himself, and continued to do so for the next several years. The images in this book are the arresting result of this collaboration.

About the Author

STEVE PARKE is photo editor for Faerie Magazine. He worked as art director for Prince at Paisley Park for fourteen years. As a photographer, his clients have included Prince, David Bowie, Bon Jovi, Bob Dylan, Sheila E., AC /DC and more. He lives in Baltimore,USA.