Details

ARC-0535

collection

Garry Benko Photographs of Kiss and Cheap Trick

1979 August 4

0.07 (Linear feet)

Kiss is an American rock band formed in 1973 by Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons, Peter Criss, and Ace Frehley. Kiss was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2014.

The Garry Benko Photographs of Kiss and Cheap Trick consists of 43 photographs of the band Kiss and two photographs of Rick Nielsen of Cheap Trick. The majority of the photographs are 8" by 10"; one photograph is 8" by 12". Most of the photographs are in color, but there are four black and white photos of Gene Simmons. According to the donor, the photos are from a concert from the Dynasty tour in Toronto, Ontario, on August 4, 1979, but as Cheap Trick didn't appear to have been the opening act for Kiss on that date, there is some uncertainty as to when and where the photographs were taken. The Dynasty tour was the final tour to feature the original Kiss lineup until Peter Criss rejoined the band in 1996. The photographs vary in quality but depict many aspects of the costumes and stage show of Kiss in the late 1970s.

: The Garry Benko Photographs of Kiss and Cheap Trick were received by the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame as a gift from Garry Benko on June 6, 2014.

: [Identification of Item], Garry Benko Photographs of Kiss and Cheap Trick, Library and Archives, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

: No linguistic content.

: Processed by Lily Korte, Volunteer. Completed February 25, 2019. Descriptive sources and standards used to create this inventory: DACS and local processing manual. Collection processed through an Access to Historical Records grant from the NHPRC.

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