Bad Boys and Tough Tattoos: A Social History of the Tattoo With Gangs, Sailors, and Street-Corner Punks 1950-1965 (Haworth Series in Gay & Lesbian Studies)
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| Rating | : | 4.89 (788 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0918393760 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 214 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-06-28 |
| Language | : | English |
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Tracy Rowan said Fascinating look at a sub-culture. Back when Sam Steward (aka, Phil Andros or Phil Sparrow, author of gay erotica) was tattoing people in his parlor on south State Street in Chicago, the tattoo sub-culture was very different from what it is today. Certainly the reasons for tattooing haven't changed substantially, but in the last decade or so it's become not only socially acceptable, but a kind of fashion statement for many people.Not so in the fifties and early sixties when a tattoo was a sign that you belonged to a certain class. Women didn't get tattooed at all (I met a girl on a train about a twenty years ago who confessed that her ta. Autobiography of a tattoo artist The author, quite an intelligent man having left a teachingcareer, gives an interesting autobiography of his years as a tattooartist who became quite sought out for his artistry. The book is written in a very easy style to read and he recalls many incidents that bring his clientele and artistry to life. It helped me understand the why's and who's of tattooing.(January 3, 2011). I don't recall writing the above review---but if I did, so be it. But I just reread the book and want to say more. It was SO good I did not want it to end, just like 'Secret Historian', the biography of Samuel Steward. Both such . hilarious account of the life of the 20th century's greatest tattoo Incredibly informative and hilarious account of the life of the 20th century's greatest tattoo artist
He teaches at leading European Business Schools, including IMD, Lausanne and The Theseus at Nice. Michael Williams is an international management consultant with associate companies in Geneva and Copenhagen. . He is an author of seven books on organizational behavior, leadership and management, and is a Member of The British Psychological Society and The Institute of Directors. Mike draws on over twenty years managerial experience in the printing, iron and steel, engineering and automotive i
He is an author of seven books on organizational behavior, leadership and management, and is a Member of The British Psychological Society and The Institute of Directors. Mike draws on over twenty years managerial experience in the printing, iron and steel, engineering and automotive industries. He teaches at leading European Business Schools, including IMD, Lausanne and The Theseus at Nice. About the Author Michael Williams is an international management consultant with associate companies in Geneva and Copenhagen.
Bad Boys and Tough Tattoos is anything but politically correct. These days, when tattoo art is sported by millionaires and the middle class as well as by gang members and punk rockers, the sheer squalor of Bad Boys and Tough Tattoos is a revelation. From studly nineteen-year-olds who traded blow jobs for tattoos to hard-bitten dykes who scared the sailors out of the shop, the clientele was seedy at best: sailors, con men, drunks, hustlers, and Hells Angels. Explore the dark subculture of 1950s tattoos!In the early 1950s, when tattoos were the indelible mark of a lowlife, an erudite professor of English--a friend of Gertrude Stein, Thomas Mann, Andre Gide, and Thornton Wilder--abandoned his job to