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ARTISTSVarious Artists
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PAGES96
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BINDINGHardcover
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SIZE12" x 8"
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WEIGHT1.75 lbs
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CONTENTColor flash, photographs, & history
Del Cook was a tattoo fan and collector of tattoo history at a time when most of what we now call history was still happening. Coveted: The Del Cook Collection opens up what he gathered: iconic flash, hundreds of designs and historical photographs, with work by Coleman, Waters, Wagner, Jensen, Skuse, Mingins, Hartley and Wicks.
Alongside the flash, the book covers Cook himself and his friendships with tattooists Al and Dale Shiefley, Huck Spaulding and Les Skuse. One of the highlights is a set of previously unseen photos of the Sandusky Tattoo Club, likely the earliest gathering that could be called a tattoo convention.
This 96-page hardcover is a good tattoo history book for anyone who wants both the designs and the people behind them. Tattooers get period-correct traditional flash to study, and collectors get a fresh look at an early network of artists and enthusiasts.
