Hair Collection

Leo McKern actor Rumpole of the Bailey December 1988 Dbase

Vidal Sassoon hairstyle, 1962
A smooth, sleek hairstyle by quintessential sixties hairdresser, Vidal Sassoon. Date: 1962

Bill Owen (Compo) and Kathy Staff (Nora Batty) on the set of Last of the Summer Wine. 27th May 1983

Elizabeth Woodville
ELIZABETH WOODVILLE Queen of Edward IV with her train held by an attendant. She was said to be extremely beautiful with blonde hair reaching to her feet

Lynda Baron (Lilly Bless Her), Bill Owen (Compo) and Kathy Staff (Nora Batty) on the set of Last of the Summer Wine. 27th May 1983

Bill Owen (Compo) and Kathy Staff (Nora Batty) on the set of Last of the Summer Wine. 27th May 1983

Lynda Baron (Lilly Bless Her), Bill Owen (Compo) and Kathy Staff (Nora Batty) on the set of Last of the Summer Wine. 27th May 1983

Suez Crisis 1956 Before embarking on the troopship Dilwara for the Middle East Sapper Garry Jones of the Royal Engineers gets a haircut from Mike Dyos

Cub Scouts taking part in Operation Shoeshine
Two Cub Scouts taking part in Operation Shoeshine, a seven-day campaign during Scout Job Week. Their first customer was an actress, Caroline Munro

Queen Boudica of the Iceni Tribe

Jesus Healing The Sick
Colorized print shows Jesus as he heals a sick child held in the arms of a woman as others, in varying degrees of distress, await their turn

Marie Curie / Photograph
MARIE CURIE Polish scientist

Gabrielle Coco Chanel
A camera study of Gabrielle Bonheur, Coco Chanel (1883 -1971). Date: 1929

Goblin Market by Pauline Baynes
Illustration by Pauline Baynes depicting a scene from Goblin Market, the poem by Christina Rossetti

Porter Rockwell / Cdv
ORRIN PORTER ROCKWELL American frontiersman, Utah pioneer and reputed Mormon Destroying Angel, photographed in June 1866

Gillette Razor Advert
Begin early... shave yourself - the Gillette Safety Razor lives up to its name

Puli / Hungarian Sheepdog - With mouth open
LA-1372 Puli / Hungarian Sheepdog - With mouth open Jean Michel Labat Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Paul Dirac / Nobel 1933
PAUL ADRIEN MAURICE DIRAC British physicist

Picture shows Ready Steady Go! presenter Cathy McGowan at the door of Biba Boutique in Kensington Church Street, West London. She is 2nd from the right, with her friend singer Cilla Black, far right

Flower in her Hair by David Wright
Lovely pin-up by David Wright depicting a slender woman in a strapless black evening dress at her dressing table fixing a flower into her swept up hair. c.1950

Moses / Millais / Hands Up
MOSES Hebrew prophet and lawgiver watches the Israelites defeat the Amalekites, his arms held up by Aaron and Hur to ensure success

Django Reinhardt / Postcd
DJANGO REINHARDT (JEAN-BAPTISTE) French jazz guitarist, born in Belgium of gypsy parentage

Sea otter (Enhydra Lutris) with forelegs raised, Sitka Sound, Alaska, USA, August

Shirley Temple / Fox Films
SHIRLEY TEMPLE American child star of the 1930s

Female Barber Shaving
A female barber with a Marcel wave hairstyle holds down her client as she gives him a close shave, with a cut-throat razor!

Dog - Bobtail lying in garden
ME-1304 Dog - Old English Sheepdog lying in garden. Also known as: Bobtail Johan De Meester Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Shirley Temple / Cake
SHIRLEY TEMPLE American child star of the 1930s, tucking into her birthday cake

Struwwelpeter Cover
Struwwelpeter The cover of the book

Queen Elizabeth I - Gingers Rule
Queen Elizabeth I, Gingers Rule with ginger or red hair wearing an Elizabethan ruff and costume. Graphic design for a mug, T-Shirt, print or poster

NADIA-JULIETTE BOULANGER, French music teacher
NADIA-JULIETTE BOULANGER (1887-1979), French music teacher and conductor. Her students included Aaron Copland, Roy Harris, Lennox Berkeley, Virgil Thomson and Leonard Bernstein. Date: early 1960s

Highland Cattle Bull, Scotland

Tibetan Terrier Dog
JD-3708 Tibetan Terrier Dog John Daniels Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way. contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: 020 8318 1401

Coat & Fox Terrier 1927
Wrap over coat in a small checked fabric with cuff detail, hip pockets, long fur roll collar & fur lining worn with court shoes & a cloche hat pulled over the eyes

Acme Moustache Guard
The Acme Moustache Guard. Solid comfort while eating. No use for napkins - does not interfere with use of mouth. Made of gold or silver plate. Everyone should have one!

Sergei Rachmaninov 1920
SERGEI RACHMANINOV Russian composer

Back view of three geishas displaying obi sashes. Vintage 19th century photograph

Pop star Boy George of Culture Club group. Pictured after the group moved into 15th spot in the charts. 28th September 1982

Louise Brooks (1906 - 1985), American silent film actress and dancer Date: 1928

Alice, c. 1918, by Amedeo Modigliani (1884-1920)
Amedeo Modigliani (1884-1920), Italian painter. Alice, c.1918. National Museum of Art. Copenhagen. Denmark

Japan - Geisha - See no evil, Hear no evil, speak no evil
Japan - Three Geisha girls - miming the phrase See no evil, Hear no evil, speak no evil. Date: circa 1904

Poole Pottery - Shaping a pot on the potters wheel
Shaping a pot on the potters wheel. Poole Pottery was founded in 1873 on Poole quayside, where it continued to produce pottery by hand before moving its factory operations away from the quay in 1999

Princess looking in a mirror
A princess looking in a mirror, from The Black Princess. 20th century

Raphael Kirchner - Art Nouveau Girl playing the harp from the Greek Virgins postcard series. Date: 1900

A Scottish trench-barbers hair-dressing establishment
A Scottish army barber is shown cutting another soldiers hair, August 1916

Get your Hair Cut
GET YOUR HAIR CUT A barber in his shop doorway and a group of people, including two jeering, pointing boys, ridicule a young mans long hair !

Mary Pinnock as Ophelia by Julia Margaret Cameron
Ophelia (Mary Pinnock) by Julia Margaret Cameron. Date: 1867

Grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) female with cub riding on back, Katmai National Park, Alaska, USA, August

Cartoon, Mermaids and U-Boats, WW1
Cartoon, Mermaids and U-Boats. Two mermaids and two fish are disturbed by a German U-boat which has a face like a shark. Date: 1917

La Maison Moderne c. 1902 (poster) by Manuel Orazi (1898-1934) Location Musee des Arts Decoratifs
La Maison Moderne c.1902 (poster) by Manuel Orazi (1898-1934) Location Musee des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, France ?TopFoto

Pin up in Pink by David Wright
A lovely pin-up by David Wright featuring a blonde woman in a pink dress with a matching pink flower in her hair against a black background. c.1947

Judi Trott as Maid Marion
The actress Judi Trott (b 1962) as Maid Marion in the popular 1980s television series Robin of Sherwood (1984-86)

Permanent Hair-Waving machine, 1928
Curls are attached by the flex to the chandelier-like electrical machine. This device was exhibited at the Hairdressers Annual Exhibion at the White City, 1928

Geisha Playing Shamisen
A young geisha practises on her shamisen

Hair braiding, Dakar, Senegal, West Africa, Africa

Portrait of Hannah Rowett, Polperro, Cornwall. Around 1860
Portrait of Hannah Rowett, born 1850, a cousin of Robert and Frank Rendle. Photographic print from the manuscript The History of Polperro by Thomas Q

Athletic young man in shorts with ball lying on a stone floor

Man prepares his hair ready for his wedding day - Djibouti, East Africa. Date: 1908

Dog at the hairdresser

Twenties flapper girl sitting at a cocktail bar
A flapper girl from the 1920s sitting at a cocktail bar on a high stool. She is slim, wears a slinky dress, and has a cigarette in a holder in her mouth. On the bar is her glass of champagne

Her latest dance frock? By Gordon Conway
A flame-haired flapper with a feathered fan strides into the frame wearing a revealing off-the-shoulder black striped dress

Teignmouth from Shaldon
Two glamorous young women and an old fisherman and his boat relaxing on River Beach, Shaldon, taking in the view over Teignmouth, Devon, England

Toilet / Hair / Hairdressers
Women sitting under hair dryers at the hairdressers

Maltese Terrier Dog - side view with ball
ME-816 Dog - Maltese / Bichon Maltiase - side view

John Keats / Last Illness
JOHN KEATS English poet during his last illness

Louise Brooks / Song Sheet
Songsheet for Je n ai qu un Amour, c est toi as sung by American film actress LOUISE BROOKS (1906-1985), in the movie Prix de Beaute [FR 1930], which turned out to be her last starring role

Charles Darwin with a lookalike ape
Charles Darwin holding up a hand mirror to an ape, showing how alike the pair of them are

Gucci 14
Baard Martinussen

Spike Milligan March 1984

Saint George. Byzantine icon. XIV century. Greece
BYZANTINE ART. GREECE. Icon with Saint George made by the workshop of Constantinople. Dated at XIV century. Byzantine Museum. Athens

John Keats(1795-1821), English poet

Vidal Sassoon (1928-2012), British hairdresser, renowned for created the sharp, geometric wedge cuts during the 1960s. Date: 1966

Japan - Geisha Girl bows to a samurai warrior - New Year Ceremony Date: circa 1910s

Eritrea - Water Carrier
Eritrea - Female Water Carrier Date: 1936

Botanik Digitalis purpurea L. Fingerhut 160: 1
Foxglove leaf. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a section through a leaf from a foxglove (Digitalis purpurea) plant, showing its hairs (trichomes)

Picture No. 10900164
Guinea Pig Date:

Picture No. 10887817
British Shorthair Silver Tabby Cat Date:

American actress. The most popular pin-up photograph of the American armed forces during World War II
BETTY GRABLE (1916-1973). American actress. The most popular pin-up photograph of the American armed forces during World War II

Kashmir Shawl Dress 1810
Red evening shawl dress created from a Kashmir shawl has short puffed sleeves & is worn over a habit shirt. She carries a green shawl & wears a pearl bandeau in her hair. Date: 1810

Close up of a young Brown-throated Sloth (Bradypus variegatus) nurses its baby while hanging from a tree branch in the jungle of Corcovado National Park, Costa Rica

Central America, Costa Rica
A Brown-Throated Sloth (Bradypus variegatus) scratches its neck with its distinctive claw. Corcovado National Park, Costa Rica

Hairdressing exam
A girl pass the test as hairdresser before a male inspector

Naked little girl looking in the mirror
A little girl wearing nothing but her shoes and socks, and pink ribbons in her hair, looks in the mirror and says " Goodness, Is That Me!" She is holding an apple in her left hand

Tatler front cover, May 1962
Front cover of The Tatler featuring a model wearing typical 1960s makeup. The lipstick is Cardinal by Lancome and the dramatic eyes use spangled Pailettes D Or and turquoise eyeshadow by Perle Dore

Head louse, SEM
Head louse. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a head louse (Pediculus humanus capitis) clinging to a human hair. Head lice measure 2-3 millimetres in length

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"Hair: A Timeless Expression of Beauty, Power, and Identity" In the realm of art, it has always held a significant place. From the iconic Praying Girl in Roberto Ferruzzi's 19th-century Italian painting to the meticulously groomed Cub Scouts participating in Operation Shoeshine, hair symbolizes innocence and discipline. But it is not only about purity; it also embodies strength and rebellion. Just like Queen Boudica of the Iceni Tribe who braided her fiery locks before leading her people into battle or Jesus Healing The Sick with his divine touch that could mend both bodies and souls, and are be a reflection of brilliance too. Take Paul Dirac, Nobel laureate in Physics 1933, whose unruly mane mirrored his genius mind. Or Miss Jane Bowles captured by Sir Joshua Reynolds in 1775 - her elaborate hairstyle signifying elegance and sophistication. Throughout history, it has been an object of desire as well. The sensuous Venus of Urbino painted by Titian in 1538 showcases cascading golden tresses that exude allure and seduction. And who can forget Vidal Sassoon's revolutionary haircut from 1962? It epitomized modernity and transformed hairstyling forever. Sometimes, hair becomes synonymous with character portrayal onscreen too. Elsa Lanchester's electrifying frizz in James Whales' Bride of Frankenstein (1935) perfectly embodied otherworldly beauty mixed with horror. Meanwhile, Gabrielle Coco Chanel revolutionized fashion by introducing short bob hairstyles that liberated women from societal norms. Hair even weaves its way into literature through enchanting illustrations like Goblin Market by Pauline Baynes or tales where princesses gaze at their reflections while combing their lustrous locks – a metaphor for self-discovery amidst vanity. From religious icons to artistic masterpieces to cultural revolutions – "hair" transcends time and space as an emblematic feature of humanity. It tells stories, expresses emotions, and defines identities.