Box 25
Contains 3 Results:
Pierce and performers dressed as sailors, 1971
Charles Pierce with "His Boys" Kirk Frederick (left) and Peter Sill (right, backstage at Ciro's on Sunset Strip, Hollywood, California.
Framed photograph of Pierce performing, circa 1990
The subseries consists predominately of Pierce's performances as a female impressionist at venues across the country. The photographs also document his early stage work with Rio Dante; he and Dante developed and performed skits utilizing "Les Moppettes." Les Moppettes were puppets that allowed the expressive face of the performer to be seen seemingly attached to a puppet body. The body of the puppet allowed for more exaggerated and comical movements.
Framed photograph collage, circa 1960- circa 1985
The bulk of these photographs are personal photographs with family and friends; the series also includes performance and celebrity photographs. Folders marked small album contain the photographs of a single small flipbook photograph album. This series contains the earliest of photograph albums of Pierce as a child.