Harry Vivian Lawson Researched/Written by Carmen Nyssen Born: October 23, 1882 Barossa, Australia Died: January 20, 1950 Los Angeles, California Burial: Westminster Memorial Park, Los Angeles, CA, Garden 16 Sec 556 Sp 2 Australian born, Harry Lawson (birth name Hurtle […]
Owen Jensen: Tattooer-Supplier TraditionBy Carmen Nyssen Born: October 10, 1891 Pleasant Grove, UTDied: July 24, 1977 Los Angeles, CABurial: Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Cypress, CA Tattoo artist Owen Jensen was one of the celebrated entrepreneurs of the tattoo trade, whose […]
Tattoo Time Capsule at the Henry Ford: Insights into Early Tattoo Design Sheets By Carmen Forquer Nyssen Each time a cache of tattoo material surfaces, in which related tools of the trade and ephemera remain intact, we’re gifted key pieces […]
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 […]
J.F. Barber: Tattoo Trade Professional By Carmen Nyssen Jesse Frederick Barber was a popular early tattoo artist-tattoo supplier, who made the most of business. As a professional, he understood the worth of engaging in many aspects of the trade, as well as, the […]
