Iron, Curling
Object number2010.26.6
Date1980-1989
Mediummetal; plastic; electrical wires
Credit LineGift of James Dean
DescriptionElectric curling iron. Gold metal barrel and tongue. Elongated top arm that controls tongue. Arm and handle covered in black plastic. Impressed on outside of barrel is warning message. Gold metal stand. Switch on handle.Dimensions2 x 11.75 x 2.5 in. (5.1 x 29.8 x 6.4 cm)InscriptionsImpressed on outside of barrel: "WARNING DO NOT IMMERSE OR USE / WHILE BATHING. TO AVOID POSSIBLE / ELECTRIC SHOCK."
Historical NotesCurling iron that belonged to hairstylist Alfred "Deano" Dean. On October 22, 1926, Dean was born in Herron Hill. He moved to New York where he graduated from beauty school, but eventually returned to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to be with his father. In the mid-1970s, he became the first African American hairstylist at the salon in Horne's Department Store. Dean was known for his incredible sense of style and his talent with a curling iron, breaking through racial barriers and creating hair styles for both white and black women. After Horne's closed, Dean opened a salon on the Boulevard of the Allies called Izzazu. He died on January 12, 2010, due to complications with prostate cancer.
Previous owner
Alfred Dean
(1926 - 2010)
Related institution
Izzazu Salon
Related institution
Joseph Horne Company
(1849 - 1994)
On View
Not on view
1970-1979
