Posts Tagged "Ben Corday Tattoo"

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Ben Corday: An Artist, Not a Self-Styled Professor

Ben Corday:An Artist, Not a Self-Styled Professor Rich Hardy and Carmen Forquer Nyssen (her life’s work on the subject) are pleased to announce their upcoming book, Ben Corday: An Artist, Not a Self-Styled Professor, chronicling the life and career of […]

1943 S. Main St. Tattooers: Harry Lawson, Pat Dimidies, Duffy

1943 S. Main Street Tattooers: Harry Lawson, Pat Dimidies, Duffy By Carmen Nyssen 1943 South Main Street Los Angeles Tattooers Because 1940s and 1950s Los Angeles City Directories rarely listed tattoo shops, investigating local tattoo history for this period is a […]

Harry V. Lawson’s Norfolk Tattoo Shop

Harry V. Lawson’s Norfolk Tattoo Shop By Carmen Nyssen Tattoo artist Harry Vivian Lawson (birth name Hurtle Vivian Lawson) left his mark in many arenas of tattooing —exhibiting as a tattooed man, tattooing with carnivals and dime museums, running a supply […]

Ben Corday’s Tattooed Nudes

Ben Corday’s Tattooed Nudes By Carmen Forquer Nyssen The tattooed nudes of 1920s Los Angeles Main Street tattoo artist, Ben Corday, bared the selling points of his tattoos. Tattoos as Fine Art Ben Corday was one of the finer tattoo […]

A Roundtrip Ticket to Tattoo: From So. Cal. to Honolulu

A Roundtrip Ticket to Tattoo: From So. Cal. to Honolulu Written & researched by Carmen Nyssen History of Tattooing in Hawaii: Los Angeles Steamship Co. Before the now renowned tattoo artist Sailor Jerry Collins arrived in Honolulu, a local tradition […]