A Tattooed Affair: Earliest Tattooed Attractions Researched & Written by Carmen Nyssen The wondrous dime museum phenomenon built by circus magnate Phineas T. Barnum and his trusty protégé George Burr Bunnell manifested an extravaganza of never-before-seen tattooed attractions that brought […]
Wortham’s Shows Web of Tattooed Attractions By Carmen Nyssen During the 1910s and early 1920s, Clarence Augustin Wortham’s “wonderful ability and tireless efforts” took him to the top of the carnival circuit, earning him a multi-show enterprise, complete with a […]
Prof. Jacob Londella: Tattooer of San Francisco’s Old Chinatown Researched & Written by Carmen Nyssen At the turn of the century in San Francisco’s old Chinatown (c. 1899-1906), a visitor seeking the thrill of a tattoo wouldn’t have to look […]
Oral History Tattoo Mystery: The Brothers Kamarit Written & Researched by Carmen Forquer Nyssen Since the day Carmen obtained her copy of Lyle Tuttle’s Tattoo Historian No. 1, in 2012, and read Bert Grimm’s oral history recollections in Barrs Noble’s […]
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Journey Through Tattoo History Researched & Written by Carmen Forquer Nyssen Buzzworthy Tattoo History is focused on accurately documenting the stories of late nineteenth and early twentieth century tattoo artists—their tattoo journey through time. The late nineteenth century was a […]
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 […]
Buzzworthy Tattoo History Projects: Illuminating Tattooing’s Past; Tattoo Historian Carmen Forquer Nyssen Tattoo Artist Grave Site Documentation: Commenced February 2006, 17 years ago: Diligently researched burial sites of tattoo artists, tattooed people, and related characters on Find A Grave. (Took […]
Buzzworthy Tattoo History: Illuminating Tattooing’s Past Welcome! Buzzworthy Tattoo History features hard-earned, well-researched, original tattoo history, as well as, updates on relevant tattoo news, events, and projects, by Tattoo Historian Carmen Forquer Nyssen. See Tattoo Projects page for my otherwise […]
