Posts Tagged "Harry Lawson Tattoo"

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Tattoo Magic on Main Street

Tattoo Magic on Main Street Original Research/Writing by Carmen Forquer Nyssen Los Angeles’ Main Street was homebase to an A-list of tattooers in the early part of the 20th Century. Within a several block stretch, the talented bunch—including Bert Grimm, […]

Harry V. Lawson

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

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 […]

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 […]

Tattoo Time Capsule at the Henry Ford

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

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 […]

History of Tattooing: Tattoo Artist Grave Sites

History of Tattooing: Tattoo Artist Grave Sites By Carmen Forquer Nyssen While browsing the Buzzworthy Tattoo History site, some of you might have noticed that visiting and/or documenting tattoo artist grave sites has been a focal point of my tattoo […]