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Laser tattoo removal treatments began to develop in the 1960s, but it took many decades to find techniques that did not cause very deep wounds, very ugly scars and too much ink residue under the skin. Time has passed and investigations..Read More
The Cheyenne brand from Berlin (Germany) presents a tattoo machine with a different mechanism from previous machines. They are small, quiet, light and easy to clean. Shortly after, Cheyenne introduces the so-called cartridges, modules of disposable needles for tattooing. Cheyenne's machines have been largely successful.Read More
Miami Ink is born, the first of many reality shows recorded in a tattoo shop. Miami Ink has been an international success and has helped a lot to demystify tattoo shops and reduce the various damages with tattooists and tattooed. After Miami Ink came LA Ink, London Ink and...Read More
Fashion designer Christian Audigier buys the rights to produce a clothing line called Ed Hardy, which is based on the artist's designs. Over time, a number of fragrances were also released under Hardy's name. These products have been marketed worldwide. Red Eyes, Ana..Read More
Finally, there is beginning to be easier and cheaper access to quality tattoo material. And in these years there is an important milestone in the history of tattooing: the commercialization of already welded needles for tattooing. Until then, always learn to solder the needles used to make tattoos.Read More
MTV, then a television channel totally dedicated to music, begins its transmissions. Television, movies and music are becoming more accessible to everyone. The cultural production seen through the screens influences young people around the world, mainly that generated by the United States...Read More
AIDS became known in the early 1980s, it spread throughout the world and until the end of the 1990s it remained a fairly lethal disease. Because it is a blood-borne disease, tattoo artists adopt new sanitary hygienic protocols, many of their own free will and others..Read More
A new era in tattooing begins, influenced by rock'n'roll and the culture of the 70s. Janis Joplin may have been the first celebrity of her time to get tattooed, and she did it in the early 70s in San Francisco with the great Lyle Tuttle, also known for tattooing..Read More
In the city of Gifu - Japan, in 1933 was born Kazuo Oguri, now an institution in the world of Japanese tattooing. He moved to Tokyo when he was 20 years old to study traditional Japanese tattooing for 5 years with Hideo Murai, the Horihide of Tokyo. He then returned to his hometown...Read More
An epidemic of hepatitis affects New York in 1961 and consequently causes a rejection of the practice of tattooing, which is no longer as well seen since the previous decade.
Soldiers and Marines line up to get tattoos, especially for military reasons.
The Great Omi, a former lieutenant in the British Army, visits London tattoo artist George Burchett to begin his transformation into one of the most famous sideshow artists of the 20th century. George Burchett was known as the “King of Tattoo Artists”, and in his day he became the tattoo artist of choice.Read More
Norman Keith Collins is born. Better known as “Sailor Jerry”, he is one of the great exponents of the traditional American style. Sailor Jerry made several contributions to the world of tattooing, including improvements in tattoo machines, needles and power supplies, as well as expanding the existing range of colors to...Read More
Charlie Wagner, Samuel O'Reilly's apprentice, patents a new version of the electric tattoo machine, inspired by his master's. In the same year, the now famous London tattoo artist Tom Riley, known for tattooing royalty and high society, tattooed a buffalo during an exhibition at...Read More
"Lew The Jew" Alberts begins to produce and market tattoo drawing sheets in New York, thus creating the well-known "Tattoo Flash". "lew the Jew" Alberts: Early 20th Century Tattoo Drawings Tattoo Archive
Samuel O'Reilly patents the first electric tattoo machine, thus making the act of tattooing much faster and less painful and with this, much more popular, of course! It is the adaptation of an electric pen that had not been very successful, previously patented by Thomas.Read More
Nora Hildebrandt makes her first professional presentation. She is the first fully tattooed woman to exhibit her body in a circus in the United States. Like the other tattooed circus artists, his performance accompanied a fantastic story to justify his tattooed body. https://baumfest.com/nora-hildebrandt-the-first-star-tattoo/
Before the Meiji era (1868-1912), ornamental tattooing, including the horimono, was a highly visible cultural trait in Japan. However, during the reign of Emperor Meiji Tennō the country went through a phase of modernization and westernization. So the Meiji civilizational campaign considers the horimono as a...Read More
Captain George Constentenus joins Barnum's New and Greatest Show on Earth, inspiring many young people to enter the world of tattooing, including Charles Wagner from New York. Captain George Constentenus, was also known as Tattooed Prince, Prince Constantine or the Greek Albanian, among many other names...Read More
The Irishman James F. O'Connell is the first tattooed man to be exhibited in the United States, where he recounted his incredible adventures during the years he lived in the Carolina Islands (Micronesia). He has also left an extensive written account. The Life and Adventures of James F. O'Connell, the Tattooed Man (1845) The Story..Read More
These days Suikoden is already a very successful work and more since the illustrated publication made by Hokusai. In 1827, Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1798-1861) was invited to do some woodcuts of the novel. So the still unknown artist represents six heroes, two of them tattooed. The post..Read More
The first tattooed English showman was John Rutherford. He has been a great circus attraction showing off his tattoos and recounting his amazing adventures among the Maori of New Zealand. A love story between tattoo and the circus History of a Tattooed Attraction: John Rutherford
A revitalization occurs in the entertainment industry and the government relaxes the control around tattoos, allowing the technique to evolve more quickly and the first professional tattooists to emerge, who were often the same carvers who engraved the Ukiyo-style plates. and. With this, at...Read More
The Frenchman Jean Baptiste Cabri is the first European to make a living from showing his tattoos. He does so after deserting the British Navy and spending a season tattooing and living on the Marquesas Islands. History of a Tattooed Attraction: Jean Baptiste Cabri
After his second trip to the Pacific, James Cook returns to London accompanied by Omai, originally from Raiatea, who visits the city causing great admiration for his tattooed body. Wikipedia
The first modern circus sits in Vauxhall Gardens in London. The first modern circus emerged in the United States in 1793. In both countries, circuses would become powerful spaces for spreading tattoo culture. References: Tattooarchive.com Vanishingtattoo.com
Marco Polo and John Hawkins had done stories of tattooed people before, but not as relevant. After a trip through the Pacific and a visit to Tahiti, Captain James Cook (English navigator and explorer) in the company of Joseph Banks recounts how the people of this place painted in a...Read More
No other source has offered as much inspiration for Japanese tattooing as adaptations of the Chinese narrative Shuihu zhuan. This will only happen from the 1820s, but in Japan this narrative is revealed in 1728 and little by little it is gaining strength. Attributed to the writer..Read More
In Japan, between the 17th and 18th centuries, the practice of irebokuro arose in pleasure districts. Irebokuro means "inserted mole" and they are tattoos of black dots as a symbol of sentimental bond. In the end the practice spread throughout the country, even in the upper classes. The moles..Read More
He was an enslaved man known as Prince Giolo (Gioli or Jeoly), originally from the Miangas Island (near what is now Davao Oriental). It happened in England, where it was exhibited as an exotic animal and died three months later due to smallpox. https://baumfest.com/la-triste-historia-del-principe-pintado/
In the Book of Han (Chinese historical book concluded in the year 111) Japan is mentioned for the first time, then called by the Chinese as "country of Wa" and it is reported that the Japanese wear tattoos.
The first written sources originating in Japan are the Kojiki (year 712) and the Nihon Shoki (year 720) and they relate the existence of tattoos since the first century in Japan. It is worth remembering that the first review of the Nihon Shoki book mentions the tattoos of the Emishi people during the reign.Read More
The Tattooed Princess of Ukok, also known as the Ice Lady or Altai Princess, was found in 1993 in Siberia (the border between Russia, China, Mongolia and Kazakhstan). This Scythian woman lived in the 5th century BC and features a very elaborate drawing that appears to be of a deer on..Read More
Recent research shows that the mummies of the Gebelein man and woman have tattoos. These findings conclude that tattooing was practiced during the predynastic period of Egypt. Two animals with horns were identified for the man and four small drawings in the shape of...Read More
Ötzi the iceman remained frozen in the Italian Alps until 1991 when he was found by German climbers. Ötzi had various tattoos of parallel stripes and some of crosses.
