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Vidal Sassoon snubbed for new £20 note as "Hairdressers are NOT Visual Artists"

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Martin Lopez
11 years ago

Commo'n England!

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Jessica Jacobson
11 years ago

Outraged.

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David Reposar
11 years ago

The Art Of Hairdressing is as Visual as any other Artform and Vidal Sassoon was at the frontier of that movement - he created hair architecture !

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Nicola cummings
11 years ago

There are NO words....idiots

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Anne Huijs
11 years ago

Vidal=my vote

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Anne Huijs
11 years ago

Vidal=my vote

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Oscar Bermudez
11 years ago

Some people just don't know what you're talking about!

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Kris Sorbie
11 years ago

Vidal Sassoon's revolution in hairdressing, his determination and ultimatley his passion for our art gave artists around the globe the opportunity to enjoy hair as our art medium, to earn and live better! Vidal beyond many, deserves the recognition for changing the perception of our 'craft' and allowing our industry to get the respect it rightly deserves!

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Stevie Smith
11 years ago

Not only is a hairdresser a visual artist, our art impacts lives. Our art is emotive and transformative in a way unique to hairdressing. Vidal Sassoon changed the world not only for the professional but for every woman from the time he introduced the craft of technical cutting until present time.

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Christina Reiff
11 years ago

Owner, The Inspired Industry

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Tom
11 years ago

It is a Visual Art, as people see it using their eyes.

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Alicia Allison
11 years ago

Cosmetology is of course a Visual art! We paint, we sculpt, we put on our finishing touches.

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Attila Halasz
11 years ago

This is a great idea!

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Denise Coladsnto
11 years ago

what do bankers know about art really !

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Liza Espinoza
11 years ago

Vidal Sassoon changed everything about hairdressing, which changed how we see ourselves and others. Not visual art?

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Margaret
11 years ago

Some are real artists

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David richardson
11 years ago

He most certainly is a visual artist! We as hairdresser should all be considered visual artist!! You be able to in vision a look and style for one, that is part of our jobs as stylist!!

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Brenda Davies
11 years ago

Respect artists of all genres

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Gail Sneddon
11 years ago

Hairdressing is a global business and Vidal set the standard for today's industry! A true icon and deserves to be recognised!

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Tracey-Lynn Wilson
11 years ago

Proud visual artist AKA Hairstylist