Title

Bakelite hair brush from dresser set owned by Lena Horne, mid 20th Century. Creator: Agalin.

Caption

A hairbrush made of orange semi-translucent bakelite with synthetic tan bristles. The brush back has black and gold embellishments in art deco style. Lena Horne (1917-2010) was an African-American dancer, actress, singer and civil rights activist.

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Reference

HRM21A72_267

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

67,7Mb (1,7Mb) / 24,2in x 10,8in / 7270 x 3254 (300dpi)

Keywords

education country museum color location century plastic African American African-American afro-american hairbrush United States of America Colour Smithsonian Institution Educational Institution 20th century heritage American America USA scientific institution object Bakelite united states cultural heritage Black History Heritage Art National Museum of African American History and Culture NMAAHC Lena Horne Horne Lena Lena Mary Calhoun Horne Lena Mary Calhoun Bakelite (TM) and synthetic fiber Agalin hairbrushes