Alice Cooper (August 7, 1979) – Photo Feature – Circus

The 7 August 1979 issue of Circus features a photo spread on Alice Cooper.

Publication: Circus

Date: August 7, 1979

Country: United States

The pages show Alice Cooper examining a wall of yearbook-style portrait photographs, with a caption noting that gargoyles and gothic horror are nothing new to Alice, who is named for a 16th-century woman who spoke to him through a Ouija board one night. A second photograph presents a close-up of Alice wearing a white hat and covered in shaving cream, looking directly at the camera.

CONTEXT AND NOTES 

The feature presents theatrical and personal images of Alice Cooper from the late 1970s.

FEATURE HIGHLIGHTS 

Event: Photo feature

Era: 1979 Tone: Atmospheric, visual Photography: Black-and-white photographs of Alice Cooper with yearbook portraits and in shaving cream

WHAT THE CLIPPING SHOWS

• Alice Cooper looking at a wall of portrait photographs

• Caption referencing the origin of his name

• Close-up portrait of Alice in a white hat with shaving cream

• Credit to Don Hunstein (overleaf) and Scope Features

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