Posts Tagged "British Tattoo History"

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Jim Wilson

Jim Wilson Researched & Written by Carmen Nyssen  Born: 29 Mar 1870 Crowle, Lincolnshire, EnglandDied: 12 Feb 1939 Corozal, Panama Although British tattooer James “Jim” Wilson wasn’t as renowned in tattooing as his mentor, the “World’s Famous” Tom Riley, he […]

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 […]

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 […]

Tom Riley: The Making of a Tattooist

Tom Riley: The Making of a Tattooist Researched & Written by Carmen Nyssen Outwardly, the making of Tom Riley’s career as a tattooist parallels that of other notable British practitioners of his era. What is commonly told is that he […]

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 […]