Two hardcover tattoo history books that pair naturally: one recovers the flash and story of an obscure traditional artist from Lyle Tuttle's collection, the other documents a family of Boston tattooers and the designs they painted. Both mix flash with research, and both lean on early American tattooing.
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ARTISTR. Johnson
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PAGES94
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BINDINGHardcover
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SIZE9.25" x 12.25"
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WEIGHT1.81 lbs
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CONTENTFlash, Line Drawings, Photos, & Tales
Drawn from Lyle Tuttle's collection, this book presents R. Johnson's bold, folky traditional flash and uses Tuttle's correspondence and photos to identify who Johnson was, connecting him to American circus culture. It includes more than 34 full flash sheets, with many early designs isolated and ready to trace.
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ARTISTVarious Artists
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AUTHORDerin Bray & Margaret Hodges
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PAGES160
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BINDINGHardback
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SIZE11.5" x 9.5"
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WEIGHT2.6 lbs
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CONTENTTattoo history and flash images
Derin Bray and Margaret Hodges trace Boston tattooer Edward "Dad" Liberty and his sons Frank, Harold, and Ted, with more than 700 newly discovered designs painted by the Libertys, Ben Corday, Frank Howard, Ed Smith, and others.
