About Allen Beaulieu
Photographer Allen Beaulieu worked with Prince from the late ’70s into the early ’80s, capturing the musician’s progression from being a rising star to his ultimate purple superstardom. Always at Prince’s side, with a camera in hand, Beaulieu helped Prince carry forward his vision with legendary album cover images and promotional photos during the groundbreaking Dirty Mind, Controversy, and 1999 eras while also capturing live performances on tour with Prince. Many of these photographs are candid and raw. You can be a witness to lots of behind-the-scenes events and actions.
- “Working with Al was very natural; it flowed. The magic of how Al worked - and I think it’s the thing that really appealed to Prince - he had a way of conducting things along without being overbearing or reducing people to action figures or something. It was very organic, and he managed to pull something out of this disparate set of human beings.” - Dez Dickerson