From "The Lives They Lived" photo essay called "Quiet Places", which are photos of their private spaces, as they left them. The main essay by JOHN JEREMIAH SULLIVAN is excellent as well.

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The description here is "It was some months after the musician’s death that this photo was taken, in the Galaxy Room of his Paisley Park Studios — a lounge space attached to the studio’s production facilities. The astronomical images are painted on the walls and lit by blacklights in the ceiling fixtures; throughout the studio space are copious candles, incense burners and other mood-setting flourishes."

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Picture from the main essay (1977 Credit: Robert Whitman)

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Has anyone ever noticed the tiny hidden Prince symbols in the galaxy room? There are 7 of them.

anangellooksdown said:

Thanks. Very nice. Here is the link for anyone who is trying to find it: http://www.nytimes.com/in....html?_r=0

Thanks. I meant to include that.

The 3 circles on the wall above the couch. The two black ones look like they have handles on them?

Interesting article about the possible roots of Prince's name.

docinwestchester said:

anangellooksdown said:

Thanks. Very nice. Here is the link for anyone who is trying to find it: http://www.nytimes.com/in....html?_r=0

Thanks. I meant to include that.

Is this the room where he reportedly has a picture of Andy Allo on display?

anangellooksdown said:

FlyOnTheWall said:

Is this the room where he reportedly has a picture of Andy Allo on display?

Yes.

BillieBalloon said:

Maybe with Prince they could have used a photo if his office which is apparently left as it was while he was alive. This doesnt seem like his personal space.

It was reportedly his meditation room. It doesn't get much more personal than that.

Thanks for the link. The passage below stood out to me because I was just telling someone an hour ago how I'm starting to feel about all the various Prince write-ups.


"There’s a temptation to try a thing about “the meaning of Prince,” i.e., one of those half-true, crypto-competitive think pieces we tend to trot out (we including I) at times like this. When an artist you love disappears, everyone else’s ideas about that person can seem grotesque and stupid, and even if right, right for the wrong reasons."

Interesting. The author of the article thinks that Prince may have been named after a pulpit pimp's right hand man.

This is the title page on the hard copy vesion. Are these rare pics?

[Edited 12/24/16 8:12am]