1949年8月14日,普林斯出生于当时为美国控制的巴拿马运河区,父母为美国政府做事。大学毕业后普林斯在纽约《时代》杂志集团的剪报部门找到了一份工作,每天从杂志上裁剪文章,提供给编辑、记者或者寄给读者。慢慢的,这些天天出现在普林斯面前的广告画面成了普林斯的创作对象。他的第一批作品是1977年翻拍广告中出现的模特儿、卧室家具、手表、笔以及珠宝。 On August 14, 1949, Prince was born in the Panama Canal area then controlled by the United States. His parents worked for the U.S. government. After graduating from college, Prince found a job at the newspaper clippings division of the New York Times magazine, cutting daily articles from magazines for editors, journalists, or readers. Slowly, these ad screens, appearing in front of Prince every day, became Prince’s objects. His first works were models, bedroom furniture, watches, pens and jewels that appeared in commercials remade in 1977.