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PublisherRizzoli International Publications, Incorporated

ISBN-100789318245

ISBN-139780789318244

eBay Product ID (ePID)66188323

Product Key Features

Book TitleVintage Tattoos : the Book of Old-School Skin Art

Number of Pages256 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicBODYART & Tattooing, Sociology / General, Fashion & Accessories

Publication Year2009

IllustratorYes

GenreDesign, Art, Social Science

AuthorCarol Clerk

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.6 in

Item Weight24.7 Oz

Item Length8.3 in

Item Width8.3 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2008-932288

Reviews"It seems like everyone and their mother has been inked. Carol Clerk's new tome, Vintage Tattoos, The Book of Old-School Skin Art , tracks the evolution of old-school pin-up girl pieces...as well as classic floral, nautical, death memorials and heart designs." ~ Nylon Magazine "We've read our fill about tattooed circus acts and indigenous people, but we'll always make time for the scalawags who revolutionized tattoo art. The best chapters in Carol Clerk's Vintage Tattoos: The Book of Old-School Skin Art detail the history of nautical and patriotic tattoos and their superstitions." ~Inked Magazine "The lavishly displayed wealth of brightly colored old-school flash is the heart of Vintage Tattoos , and the main reason you'll find yourself flipping through it again and again. (Clerk's) ruminations on these designs and their cryptic meanings are enlightening." ~Playboy.com "Vintage Tattoos is as much a tat history for tat lovers as it is for anyone into pop culture and art. Gems of tattoo lore transport us to the traveling circuses of the turn of the century (which kick-started America's tattoo fascination) and hidden backroom parlors which popped up once state governments started banning tattooing in the 1960s. It's a history lesson worth its ink." ~ModernTonic.com "Vintage Tattoos...is 256 pages of art and anecdotes. Salty stories of tattoo times when shotguns, not art school degrees, hung on the walls behind the parlor counter. When tattooists traveled with the circus, not metal bands. And when the art went underground because of tattoo bans." ~Needled.com "...an entertaining and informative title that should be in every tattoo enthusiast's book collection." ~ Skin Art Magazine "Somehow quaint and sexy at once, this opus of the epidermis will stimulate smiles, winces, and perhaps more." ~ Passport Magazine, "It seems like everyone and their mother has been inked. Carol Clerk's new tome,Vintage Tattoos, The Book of Old-School Skin Art, tracks the evolution of old-school pin-up girl piecesâ€¦as well as classic floral, nautical, death memorials and heart designs." ~Nylon Magazine "We've read our fill about tattooed circus acts and indigenous people, but we'll always make time for the scalawags who revolutionized tattoo art. The best chapters in Carol Clerk'sVintage Tattoos: The Book of Old-School Skin Artdetail the history of nautical and patriotic tattoos and their superstitions."~Inked Magazine "The lavishly displayed wealth of brightly colored old-school flash is the heart ofVintage Tattoos, and the main reason you'll find yourself flipping through it again and again. (Clerk's) ruminations on these designs and their cryptic meanings are enlightening." ~Playboy.com "Vintage Tattoosis as much a tat history for tat lovers as it is for anyone into pop culture and art. Gems of tattoo lore transport us to the traveling circuses of the turn of the century (which kick-started America's tattoo fascination) and hidden backroom parlors which popped up once state governments started banning tattooing in the 1960s. It's a history lesson worth its ink." ~ModernTonic.com, "It seems like everyone and their mother has been inked. Carol Clerk's new tome, Vintage Tattoos, The Book of Old-School Skin Art , tracks the evolution of old-school pin-up girl piecesâ€¦as well as classic floral, nautical, death memorials and heart designs." ~ Nylon Magazine "We've read our fill about tattooed circus acts and indigenous people, but we'll always make time for the scalawags who revolutionized tattoo art. The best chapters in Carol Clerk's Vintage Tattoos: The Book of Old-School Skin Art detail the history of nautical and patriotic tattoos and their superstitions." ~Inked Magazine "The lavishly displayed wealth of brightly colored old-school flash is the heart of Vintage Tattoos , and the main reason you'll find yourself flipping through it again and again. (Clerk's) ruminations on these designs and their cryptic meanings are enlightening." ~Playboy.com "Vintage Tattoos is as much a tat history for tat lovers as it is for anyone into pop culture and art. Gems of tattoo lore transport us to the traveling circuses of the turn of the century (which kick-started America's tattoo fascination) and hidden backroom parlors which popped up once state governments started banning tattooing in the 1960s. It's a history lesson worth its ink." ~ModernTonic.com "Vintage Tattoos...is 256 pages of art and anecdotes. Salty stories of tattoo times when shotguns, not art school degrees, hung on the walls behind the parlor counter. When tattooists traveled with the circus, not metal bands. And when the art went underground because of tattoo bans." ~Needled.com "...an entertaining and informative title that should be in every tattoo enthusiast's book collection." ~ Skin Art Magazine "Somehow quaint and sexy at once, this opus of the epidermis will stimulate smiles, winces, and perhaps more." ~ Passport Magazine

Dewey Edition22

Dewey Decimal391.65

SynopsisTattoos have gone from badges of rebellion to fashion statements fully absorbed into mainstream culture. They are enjoying a renaissance, with graphic designers and artists creating specialty tattoos for a growing audience, unleashing a revival of interest in the bawdy vintage tattoo. Old school tattoos are being rediscovered (sometimes ironically, sometimes not) by a new generation. Originally embraced by rebels, sailors, and gangsters, these tattoos--broken hearts, naked girls, floral motifs, and maritime emblems--are now showing up on the fashion runway and in music videos. This book chronicles vintage motifs in thematic chapters interspersed with profiles of influential tattoo artists and their distinctive designs: Sailor Jerry Collins, Don Ed Hardy ("the Godfather of Tattoos"), Mike "Rollo Banks" Malone, Bert Grimm, Japan's Horiyoshi III, and Shanghai's Pinky Yun.

LC Classification NumberGT2345.C59 2009