Title

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

Caption

Comb made of orange semi-translucent Bakelite. Decorated with black and gold embellishments along the spine in art deco style, it has smaller, closely spaced teeth at one end, and more larger, more widely spaced teeth at the opposite end. Lena Horne (1917-2010) was an African-American dancer, actress, singer and civil rights activist.

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Reference

HRM21A72_394

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

38,0Mb (864,9Kb) / 20,2in x 7,3in / 6064 x 2189 (300dpi)

Keywords

education arts country art museum color comb location century Art Deco plastic African American African-American afro-american 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 Agalin Bakelite (TM) combs (grooming tools)