Posts Tagged "Los Angeles Tattoo History"

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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, […]

Al G. Barnes Tattooed Men: Frank Martin & Bert Price

Al G. Barnes Tattooed Men: Frank Martin & Bert Price Written & Researched by Carmen Nyssen Circus biographer Dave Robeson asserted that “No half measures ever satisfied…” the great showman, Al G. Barnes. And so it was with Barnes’ sideshow […]

Snakes in the Tattoo Biz: The X Factor

Snakes in the Tattoo Biz: The X-Factor Researched & Written by Carmen Nyssen For a minute, put aside tattoo history’s themes of global culture, sailor traditions, and such. Consider snakes. They have a place. In my book, specifics in tattoo history are […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Charlie Barrs’ Tattoos

Charlie Barrs’ Tattoos Researched & Written by Carmen Nyssen Good ol’ Sailor Charlie Barrs—a quiet man who spoke with a slight German accent and was seldom seen without a stogie hanging from his mouth—was a master machinist-tattooer. That’s his main […]

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 […]

Granddaddy of all Good Tattooing: Charlie Barrs

Granddaddy of all Good Tattooing: Sailor Charlie Barrs  By Carmen Nyssen Sailor Charlie Barrs One very special highlight of my Great Great Uncle Bert Grimm’s career is his working relationship with Sailor Charlie Barrs. Barrs tattooed in a style known today […]

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 […]

Bert Grimm

Bert Grimm Written & Researched by Carmen Nyssen Born: February 8, 1900 Springfield, Greene, MODied: June 15, 1985 Warrenton, Clatsop, ORBurial: Ocean View Cemetery, Warrenton, Clatsop, OR Bert Grimm, born Edward Cecil Reardon, endures as an outstanding figure in American tattoo history. Over an […]