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

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Jessie D'elaine Mayfair
11 years ago

Who said hairdressing is not a visual art? It is perhaps the biggest visual art of all; and Vidal pioneered that. I know through dedicating my life and career to the visual art that is hairdressing/ hair design

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Évangéline David
11 years ago

Hairdressers are painters and sculptors at the same time...if those arts are not visual arts...tell me what it is!

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Oscar Pallares
11 years ago

Outraged!! I'm a Mexican American hair artist living in California. But support my Industry

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MARIA L EBNER
11 years ago

hairdressers ARE visual artists

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Robert Reed
11 years ago

Please include Vidal Sassoon in consideration as a visual artist. His canvasses are walking around the world on the heads of millions., probably including yourselves.

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Charlene Ryan
11 years ago

Vidal all the way!!

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Amanda Quinn
11 years ago

Hairdressing IS a visual art in every aspect! Vidal literally changed the industry in ways no one saw possible!

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Angie Johnson
11 years ago

I am a visual artist. Vidal is my inspiration

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Sveinn Jonsson
11 years ago

Vidal was a true artist and changed the art to a greater ART

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Mercedes Villasana
11 years ago

Hairdressing is my artistic outlet in many ways. It is an outrage to read hairdressing is not considered a visual art. it most definitely is! Signing from Texas.

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David McCann
11 years ago

Vidals influence on our industry has inspired millions of artists around the world to be their best.

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s roman
11 years ago

Hairdressing is an art and should be recognized as such.

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Sanja Scher
11 years ago

Such an amazingly creative inspiring legend. .

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Karen Parry
11 years ago

This is wrong and we support the petition 100%!

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rhonda vickers
11 years ago

Of course they are artists

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Kim Wirick
11 years ago

Vidal Sassoon changed not only the hair industry with his art, but fashion as a whole. We are still admiring his artistry today!

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Carla Fairburn
11 years ago

Vidal is indeed an artist! His creative mind and willingness to share his talent within an amazing industry is incredibly admired by all!

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Arthur Hall
11 years ago

Not a visual art...are you joking??!! This is the man that brought hairdressing, as an art form, to the world's awareness. Stop counting money and do some research, please. Thank you.

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tamika c
11 years ago

#iamavisualartist

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Amy ross
11 years ago

I'm speechless...