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Hair Lessons
Artist
Towns, Stephen
(born 1980)
Date2021
Dimensionscanvas: 40 × 40 in. (101.6 × 101.6 cm)
ClassificationsART, 2-DIMENSIONAL
Credit LineClara S. Peck Fund
Object number2022.17.2
DescriptionA scene of Black women doing hair in what Towns has identified as a church. One woman sits in a chair under a cape while another stands and curls her hair. Two more women in vibrant teal and yellow outfits stand with them. More individuals mingle and chat in the background. This painting is based on a photograph by photojournalist Charles "Tennie" Harris (1908-1998) who captured Black life in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania in the early 1900s.Collections
- Post WWII and Contemporary Art
On View
Contemporary Gallery