Melissa Ann Pinney

Barbara's Beauty Salon, Chicago, Illinois
1987, printed 2003

A photograph of the interior of a bustling beauty salon with multiple mirrors reflecting the image of a woman sitting at a styling station. The walls are adorned with various portraits of women with different hairstyles. A large poster of a woman with a glamorous look dominates the left side of the image, while the salon's activity is visible in the background. A clock and some hair wigs can also be seen on the wall. The scene captures the essence of a typical hair salon from a bygone era.
A photograph of the interior of a bustling beauty salon with multiple mirrors reflecting the image of a woman sitting at a styling station. The walls are adorned with various portraits of women with different hairstyles. A large poster of a woman with a glamorous look dominates the left side of the image, while the salon's activity is visible in the background. A clock and some hair wigs can also be seen on the wall. The scene captures the essence of a typical hair salon from a bygone era.

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Date
1987, printed 2003

Classification
Photographs

Medium
Chromogenic print

Dimensions
Sheet: 20 × 24in. (50.8 × 61 cm) Image: 15 1/2 × 23in. (39.4 × 58.4 cm)

Accession number
2004.623

Edition
1/25

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Jeanne and Richard S. Press

Rights and reproductions
© Melissa Ann Pinney

API
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Melissa Ann Pinney
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