Battleship Kate: New York City’s Tattooed Sailor Groupie Written & Researched by Carmen Nyssen Of all lost and rediscovered tattoo historical items, none has made as spectacular a comeback as the tattooed trade figure inscribed “Battleship Kate of Sands Street.” […]
Tales of Tattoo Wars and Troublemakers Researched & Written by Carmen Forquer Nyssen Once upon a time in the tattoo trade, when local authorities governed more by random circumstance than regulation, tattoo artists worked under a whole different set of […]
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 […]
