Tattoos: The Untold History of a Modern Art

by Matt Lodder

The true history of tattoo as both art and profession in the West

There is a pervasive stereotype of tattoo culture as relating to an underworld of scoundrels, sailors, and ne'er-do-wells, yet it has existed in the West as a professionalized art practice for centuries. Drawing on extensive new research and unprecedented access to largely unpublished private archives of photographs, art, and ephemera, Matt Lodder offers a new perspective...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300269390
• ISBN13: 9780300269390
• Release Date: December 2024
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 2.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.8" x 9.9"