Vintage Tattoos: The Book of Old-School Skin ArtTattoos have gone from badges of rebellion to fashion statements fully absorbed into mainstream culture. They are enjoying a renaissance, with graphic designers and artists creating specialty tattoos for a growing audience, unleashing a revival of interest in the bawdy vintage tattoo. Old school tattoos are being rediscovered (sometimes ironically, sometimes not) by a new generation. Originally embraced by rebels, sailors, and gangsters, these tattoos—broken hearts, naked girls, floral motifs, and maritime emblems—are now showing up on the fashion runway and in music videos. This book chronicles vintage motifs in thematic chapters interspersed with profiles of influential tattoo artists and their distinctive designs: Sailor Jerry Collins, Don Ed Hardy ("the Godfather of Tattoos"), Mike "Rollo Banks" Malone, Bert Grimm, Japan’s Horiyoshi III, and Shanghai’s Pinky Yun. |
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THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH | 16 |
NAUTICAL PATRIOTIC TRADITIONS | 54 |
GIRLS HEARTS BANNERS | 108 |
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American tattoo Amund Dietzel anchor backpiece banners became Bert Grimm Betty bikers Bob Shaw Cap Coleman Captain Don Leslie career carnival centre Charlie Geizer Charlie Wagner circa collection of Lyle colour customers CW Eldridge dagger DEATH depicting Doc Forbes Don Ed Hardy dragon eagle electric tattoo machine emblems exhibition famous flowers George Burchett heart hula girl images inked Janis Joplin Japanese Jerry Collins Joe Darpel LEFT LUCK Lyle Tuttle Milton Zeis MOTHER NAME nautical Navy needle Nu-Pike nude old-school tattoo Omai OPPOSITE painting patriotic Paul Rogers Percy Waters Pharaoh's Horses photographs pin-up girls popular prison RIGHT Riley rose Sailor George Fosdick sailor girl Sailor Jerry Sailor Jerry Collins Samuel O'Reilly Second World snake Sutherland MacDonald symbols Tattoo Archive tattoo art tattoo artists tattoo culture tattoo designs tattoo flash tattoo history tattoo machine Tattoo Museum tattoo parlour tattoo shops tattooed lady tattooers tattooists traditional vintage tattoo York