In 1977, a young photographer met a shy 19-year-old musical genius in downtown Minneapolis. They were just two guys with a camera.
That was the year Robert Whitman met PRINCE.
Photographer Robert Whitman releases the Pre Fame 1977 Genesis Collection to celebrate the 45th anniversary of the first photoshoot with the then unknown musician Prince Rogers Nelson. The iconic Music Wall portrait of Prince, taken in front of the “Gaspard de la Nuit” mural at Schmitt’s Music Store in downtown Minneapolis, has been reimagined in a limited collection of 1977 non-fungible tokens (NFTs) featuring over 90 hand-painted traits by fashion illustrator Tara Abbasi in collaboration with Whitman, including the rarest combination of the 3 traits -- the completely unaltered original portrait of Prince.
The Pre Fame 1977 Genesis Collection doubles as an exclusive membership token to the Pre Fame ecosystem, granting holders access to limited edition physical and digital fine art, entry to premiere events, and eligibility for upcoming collaborations and giveaways. A snapshot will be taken shortly after the collection is sold out; holders at that time will receive a high-quality print of their NFTs signed by Whitman and Abbasi.
All NFT wallets supported. Credit card minting available during public sale for those that don’t have an Ethereum wallet setup. Please join the project Discord to learn how to create and use a MetaMask wallet.
Supply: 1,977
Mint date: 07-07-22
Pre-sale Mint time: 3:00PM EST
Public Mint time: 6:00PM EST
Mint price: 0.77 ETH (credit card minting available in Public mint via Crossmint)
Artwork Reveal: Instant
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In 1977, a young photographer met a shy 19-year-old musical genius in downtown Minneapolis. They were just two guys with a camera.
That was the year Robert Whitman met PRINCE.
Photographer Robert Whitman releases the Pre Fame 1977 Genesis Collection to celebrate the 45th anniversary of the first photoshoot with the then unknown musician Prince Rogers Nelson. The iconic Music Wall portrait of Prince, taken in front of the “Gaspard de la Nuit” mural at Schmitt’s Music Store in downtown Minneapolis, has been reimagined in a limited collection of 1977 non-fungible tokens (NFTs) featuring over 90 hand-painted traits by fashion illustrator Tara Abbasi in collaboration with Whitman, including the rarest combination of the 3 traits -- the completely unaltered original portrait of Prince.
The Pre Fame 1977 Genesis Collection doubles as an exclusive membership token to the Pre Fame ecosystem, granting holders access to limited edition physical and digital fine art, entry to premiere events, and eligibility for upcoming collaborations and giveaways. A snapshot will be taken shortly after the collection is sold out; holders at that time will receive a high-quality print of their NFTs signed by Whitman and Abbasi.
All NFT wallets supported. Credit card minting available during public sale for those that don’t have an Ethereum wallet setup. Please join the project Discord to learn how to create and use a MetaMask wallet.
Supply: 1,977
Mint date: 07-07-22
Pre-sale Mint time: 3:00PM EST
Public Mint time: 6:00PM EST
Mint price: 0.77 ETH (credit card minting available in Public mint via Crossmint)
Artwork Reveal: Instant
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