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1950: JUST ADD WATER
1950: JUST ADD WATER
Painted copper rod, acetate, cast plastic shoes, thread
10 x 12 x 7 inches
2006

The fifties was a decade of the "perfect" household. Thanks to packaged foods, women could prepare meals with a perception of "no fuss" and look fabulous while doing it. The popular molded salad of the fifties is the inspiration behind this mandarin orange Jell-O hairstyle.