Bag, Duffel
Object number2010.26.45
Date1980-1989
Mediumcanvas; cotton; metal
Credit LineGift of James Dean
DescriptionBeige canvas duffel bag. Circular base, conical shape. Handle on center. Variations of owner's name in various places throughout object, handwritten in black marker. At opening, six brass eyelets with white rope pulled through; one eyelet has a locked key lock attached.Dimensions21 x 38.5 in. (53.3 x 97.8 cm)InscriptionsIn various places throughout object, handwritten in black marker, some multiple times: "Dean"; "DEAN"; "A DEAN"; "A. DEAN".
MarksOriginal printed text is crossed off on handle, body, and base.
Faded numbers printed on inner lining.
Historical NotesDuffel bag 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
1941-1945
2007
1950-2011
c. 1950
Sears, Roebuck and Company
