Pick, Hair
Object number2010.26.46
Datec. 1980
Mediumwood; metal
Credit LineGift of James Dean
DescriptionHair pick with thick, wooden rectangular handle. Five long, metal rods extending from one end.Dimensions2 x 0.75 x 8.5 in. (5.1 x 1.9 x 21.6 cm)Historical NotesHair pick 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)
On View
Not on view
c. 1905
Welch Allyn, Inc.
1910-1950
Continental Hair Products, Inc.
