Briefcase
Object number2010.26.52
Date1980-1989
Mediumleather; metal; paper
Credit LineGift of James Dean
DescriptionPatent leather case, deep red. Shoulder strap. Gold metal locks with numerical wheels.Dimensions13 x 17 x 3.25 in. (33 x 43.2 x 8.3 cm)InscriptionsAddress label on top has text "MR. ALFRED DEAN / 715 Mercer St. Apt. 1213 / Pittsburgh, PA ..219".
Gold metal locks with numerical wheels.
Printed in gold on front, "Mr.D."
On back is an address label with text "This Belongs To: / Mr. Alfred Dean / APt. 1213 / 715 Mercer St. / Pittsburgh, PA 15219".
Historical NotesBriefcase used by 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)
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C. and E. Marshall Company
