Tattoo 1730s-1970s : Henk Schiffmacher's private collection of the art and its makers / Henk Schiffmacher ; Noel Daniel (ed.).

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schiffmacher, Henk, author.

Contributor:

Daniel, Noel, editor.

Language:

English

French

German

Subjects (All):

Tattooing.

Tattoo artists.

Physical Description:

439 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits ; 40 cm

Edition:

Famous first edition.

Other Title:

Henk Schiffmacher's private collection of the art and its makers

Place of Publication:

Köln : Taschen, [2020]

Language Note:

Parallel texts in English, German, and French.

Summary:

"One part history book, one part art book, and one part fascinating memoir, this book is an overview of more than two centuries of tattoo history intermixed with an intimate look at the lives of tattoo artists, and the personal struggles and triumphs, occupational hazards, and artistic courage that have defined so much of this history. For the last forty years, Henk Schiffmacher has poured his heart and soul into his collection, amassing tattoo drawings, designs, photographs, and artifacts from around the world. Each of the book's five chapters features many never-before-seen highlights from this collection and includes lithographs, etchings, tattooing instruments, paintings, photographs, posters, shop signs, original drawings, and tattoo designs known in the business as flash, among them extremely rare vintage flash sheets from major players in early Western tattooing. The vastness and variety of tattooing around the world is chronicled in the book's 700+ images, including the indigenous tattooing of the Māori and South Pacific islanders, the ancient traditions of Asia, and the origins of old-school Western tattooing in Europe and the United States. The book also features a dozen original illustrations by Schiffmacher in his inimitable style, as well as a personal introduction describing Schiffmacher's own journey as both an artist and a collector that has shaped his view of the art's journey from the underground to the mainstream. Schiffmacher brings a fascinating perspective to tattoo history through his personal reflections and wild tales of adventure. In this book, we learn not only about the history of tattooing, but also about the adventures behind the making of one of the largest tattoo collections in the world, by a self-taught tattoo artist in love with the art and its innovators" --Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Flash back: a life in tattoos

1730s-1900s tribal tattoos

1840-1970s the ancient art of Japan

1880s-1950s an age of exhibitionism

1930s-1960s born to fight

1930s-1960s the good life

Appendix.

Contains:

Schiffmacher, Henk. Tattoo 1730s-1970s.

Schiffmacher, Henk. Tattoo 1730s-1970s. German.

Schiffmacher, Henk. Tattoo 1730s-1970s. French.

ISBN:

9783836569354

3836569353

OCLC:

1231708515

Publisher Number:

99986768102

9783836569354