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Cliff Raven Ingram [1] (August 24, 1932 – November 28, 2001) was one of a handful of tattoo artists (along with Sailor Jerry Collins and Don Ed Hardy) who pioneered the adoption of the Japanese tattoo aesthetic in the United States. Born in Indiana as "Clifford H. Ingram," Cliff later shortened his first name and adopted his business name of ...
Between 1603 and 1868, Japanese tattooing was only practiced by the ukiyo (floating world) subculture. Generally firemen, manual workers and prostitutes wore tattoos to communicate their status. [citation needed] By the early 17th century, criminals were widely being tattooed as a visible mark of punishment.
In the United States of America there is no federal law regulating the practice of tattooing. [ 1] However, all 50 states and the District of Columbia have statutory laws requiring a person receiving a tattoo be at least 18 years old. This is partially based on the legal principle that a minor cannot enter into a legal contract or otherwise ...
At 107 years old, Whang-Od is the world’s oldest tattoo artist. She’s been practicing “batok,” a traditional form of tattooing used by the region’s indigenous tribes, since she was just ...
We often think of tattoo art as a relatively new phenomenon but evidence of tattoos on humans dates back several thousands of years. Now, the discovery of artistic tattoos on an two Egyptian ...
Whang-od with a tattooed visitor. Whang-od started tattooing at the age of 15, [ 21] a traditional artform that she learned from her father who was considered a master tattooist in the region. [ 22] Traditionally, only men with special tattooing ancestry were allowed to learn the art. Whang-od was an exception due to her talent and potential ...
The United Electrical Workers union is teaming up with an art group to save a historic mural — considered one of the oldest public art pieces in the Chicago area — inside its Near West Side ...
This is a list of notable tattoo artists.. Manu Farrarons Mary Jane Haake, 2011 Don Ed Hardy, 1980 Horiyoshi III, 2010 Manfred Kohrs, 2016 Whang-od, 2016 Kim Saigh, 2007 Henk Schiffmacher, 2018 Horst Streckenbach, 1979 Paul Timman, 2009 Lyle Tuttle, 2007 Lokesh Verma, 2021 Kat Von D, 2007 Maud Wagner, c. 1907 Leo Zulueta, 2019