Posts Tagged "Bowery Tattoo History"

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A Tattooed Affair: Earliest Tattooed Attractions

A Tattooed Affair: Earliest Tattooed Attractions Researched & Written by Carmen Nyssen The wondrous dime museum phenomenon built by circus magnate Phineas T. Barnum and his trusty protégé George Burr Bunnell manifested an extravaganza of never-before-seen tattooed attractions that brought […]

Bowery Tattoo History

Birth  of  the  Tattoo  Trade: New  York  Bowery Researched & Written by Carmen Forquer Nyssen  The tale of how tattooing emerged as a bona fide trade in America is a fascinating account, set in the backdrop of old New York […]

Willy Moskowitz: Bowery Barber-Tattoo Artist

Willy Moskowitz: Bowery Barber-Tattoo Artist Written and Researched by Carmen Forquer Nyssen Original Bowery tattoo research, including history from the author’s interviews with Marvin Moskowitz and late tattoo artist Tony Polito, as well as, Doug Moskowitz’s recorded interviews with Ester […]

Dick Hyland: The Human Autograph

Dick Hyland: The Human Autograph Original Research by Carmen Nyssen Among the colorful tattoo characters in history who graced the infamous New York Bowery was Dick Hyland, also known as, the ‘Human Autograph.’ During the 1940s, Hyland became a regular […]

A Tattoo Journey

A Tattoo Journey Researched & Written by Carmen Nyssen The ‘Tattoo Journey’ ahead is a sampling of the early twentieth-century tattoo artist travels that so significantly shaped the craft and trade of tattooing. In an era when sailing vessels were […]

Charlie Wagner

Charlie Wagner Original research by Carmen Nyssen  Born: January 20, 1875 Prešov, SlovakiaDied: Before July 1953, New York (End note 1) There’s a reason Charlie Wagner (born Wiegner) is the tattoo artist that comes to mind when the topic of […]

Wagner, Tattooer, Quips with Fred Allen

Wagner, Tattooer, Quips with Fred Allen Researched & Written by Carmen Nyssen As one of the most widely recognized tattoo artists of the twentieth century, New York Bowery’s Charlie Wagner enjoyed his share of publicity. From the earliest days of […]

Charlie Wagner’s ‘Chatham Electric Tattooing’ Enterprise

Charlie Wagner’s ‘Chatham Electric Tattooing’ Enterprise Original Research by Carmen Nyssen, including indepth genealogical study in foreign archives (Though Charlie Wagner was said to be of Jewish ethnicity, records confirm he was German. See my research on Find-a-Grave and the […]

Saloon-Tattoo Shops of New York City’s 4th Ward

Saloon-Tattoo Shops of New York City’s 4th Ward Researched & Written By Tattoo Historian Carmen Forquer Nyssen Although most notorious for its numerous boardinghouses, brothels, and drinking-holes, New York City’s wicked 4th Ward—set along the East River port—was also home […]

John O’Reilly: The Tattooed Irishman

John O’Reilly: The Tattooed Irishman Researched & Written by Carmen Forquer Nyssen Not all that long ago, the American Antiquarian Society in Worcester, Massachusetts digitized an extraordinary scrapbook filled with assorted rare photos and ephemera relating to 1800s dime museum […]

Early Tinkerers of Electric Tattooing

Early Tinkerers of Electric Tattooing  Researched and written by Carmen Forquer Nyssen Tattoo Machine History: Invention of Electric Tattoo Machines Researched & Written by Carmen Forquer Nyssen  Although a definitive history is impossible to capture, this essay offers groundbreaking insight into […]

Samuel F. O’Reilly vs. Elmer Getchell

Samuel O’Reilly vs. Elmer Getchell Written & Researched by Carmen Nyssen At the turn of the century, a storm was brewing in the tattoo world. On April 19, 1899, New York City tattoo artist, Elmer Getchell, was served a subpoena and […]

Elmer Getchell

‘Electric’ Elmer Getchell Researched & Written by Carmen Nyssen Born: February 7, 1863 Holton, Aroostook, ME Died: May 22, 1940 District of Columbia Burial: Riverside-Magnolia Cemetery, Sec: Wysteria, Lot 135 Learn more about Elmer Getchell’s involvement with the invention of electric tattoo machines […]

Samuel F. O’Reilly

Samuel F. O’Reilly Researched  &  Written  by  Carmen Nyssen Born: May 1854, Waterbury, New Haven, CT Died: April 29, 1909, Brooklyn, Kings, NY Burial: Cemetery of the Holy Cross, Sec: St. Michaels R:22 Gr:209 Brooklyn, Kings, NY Learn more about […]