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Photograph - Pak's hair and cosmetics

Object

Photograph

Production date

10/2010

Object number

2023.7

Physical Description

Print of a photo of a man working at a hair and wig shop. He is fixing a wig on a mannequin head. There are many wigs and mannequin heads on the shelves around him. Part of a photo series by Colin O'Brien.

Object history

The shop shown is Paks Hair and Cosmetics shop located at 29-31 Chatsworth Road.

This photo is part of a series that featured in the exhibition ‘Last of the Real High Streets’ held in 2010 at Chats Palace, an arts centre and theatre in Hackney. The exhibition captured the changing shops and communities on Chatsworth Road, and included the stories of people written by travel writer Jane Egginton.

Associated Organisation

Chats Palace (Featured)

Associated Person

Colin O'Brien (Photographer)
Jane Egginton (Writer)

Associated Place

Chatsworth Road (Place)

Material

photo

Dimension

Length: 482mm
Width: 329mm

Exhibition Label

From the exhibition 'Last of the Real High Streets' at Chats Palace [8 October - 27 November 2010].

Pak's

Pak's is packed with thousands of African and Caribbean hair and beauty products. With shops in Leyton, Finsbury Park, Harlesden, as well as Chatsworth Road, Paks has been in operation for nearly 30 years.

Credit line

Image ⓒ Colin O'Brien
Exhibition label text ⓒ Jane Egginton

On display?

No