I am sure that this has been posted before but I was hoping someone would bring this up again. Does anyone know whos face that was used for the Purple Rain album sleeve, on the wall in the When Doves Cry video and on Prince's wall in the movie. Is that someone we know and love?

tish9311 said:

BillieBalloon said:

tish9311 said:

I am sure that this has been posted before but I was hoping someone would bring this up again. Does anyone know whos face that was used for the Purple Rain album sleeve, on the wall in the When Doves Cry video and on Prince's wall in the movie. Is that someone we know and love?

Vanity.

It is Vanity; I did not know it until the other day and was floored. She really was his muse.

R.I.P. Denise

tish9311 said:

I am sure that this has been posted before but I was hoping someone would bring this up again. Does anyone know whos face that was used for the Purple Rain album sleeve, on the wall in the When Doves Cry video and on Prince's wall in the movie. Is that someone we know and love?

Just art i think. I never thought it looked like Prince or anyone else in his circle.

I thought it look a little like Prince. But I just wondered.

I'd read online looooong ago (don't have a link) that it was his mom. Kinda does have her features.

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Looks like Vanity 2 me

Thanks for posting the picture nursev.

tish9311 said:

Thanks for posting the picture nursev.

You're welcome

RJOrion said:

its Larry Graham

I will hit U with this

RJOrion said:

looks more like Brenda Bennett, than Vanity...but im sure its not...

Hell it could be Brenda

nursev said:

nursev said:

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Looks like Vanity 2 me

Is that the highest resolution (absolute best quality) version around?!

rap said:

nursev said:

[img:$uid]http://i497.pho.../img:$uid]

Looks like Vanity 2 me

Is that the highest resolution (absolute best quality) version around?!

Dont know...Can U post a better one?

Damn now you guys have me thinking about who this chick was

avajane said:

nursev said:

RJOrion said:

looks more like Brenda Bennett, than Vanity...but im sure its not...

Hell it could be Brenda

Does she have blue eyes? Lol
So who is this from 3rd eye girl then? A made up face most likely.


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nursev said:

rap said:

Is that the highest resolution (absolute best quality) version around?!

Dont know...Can U post a better one?

It wasnt a criticism. I was just wondering.

rap said:

nursev said:

Dont know...Can U post a better one?

It wasnt a criticism. I was just wondering.

No I was asking if U had one

nursev said:

rap said:

It wasnt a criticism. I was just wondering.

No I was asking if U had one

No.

Clara Bow

I thought it could have been one of the 1940s starlettes Prince liked

he had a lot of these images around on the Purple Rain tour stage, in the movie Purple Rain in the dressing room and in his basement room