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Public records list Richard Prince as a photographer, painter and illustrator. Richard Prince was born on August 6, 1949 in Panama Canal Zone, United States. The age as of 2026 is 77.
My Take
Richard Prince is, to me, a brilliant provocateur who built a career on a deliberately uncomfortable question: who really owns an image? By rephotographing ads and appropriating others' pictures, he upended the art world and invited the lawsuits that have shadowed him ever since. I don't think the controversy is a flaw in his work; it's the work. He drags into the open the truth about a culture saturated with copies and reproduction. His birth in the Panama Canal Zone feels oddly fitting for an artist who belongs nowhere and borrows from everywhere. Love him or loathe him, he is impossible to dismiss.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Richard Prince
- Name (Japanese)
- リチャード・プリンス
- Reading
- りちゃーど・ぷりんす
- Born
- August 6, 1949 (age 77)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Ox
- Origin
- Panama Canal Zone, United States
- Occupation
- photographer / painter / illustrator / sculptor / collagist
2. Links
- Official sitehttps://www.richardprince.com
- Xhttps://x.com/RichardPrince4
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard%20Prince
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q661520
3. About this entry
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- Last updated
- 2026-06-21
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Richard Prince born?
Born August 6, 1949 (age 77).
Where is Richard Prince from?
Richard Prince is from Panama Canal Zone, United States.
What does Richard Prince do?
Richard Prince works as photographer, painter, illustrator, sculptor, collagist.
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