TATTOO. 1730s-1970s. Henk Schiffmacher’s Private Collection

A combination of a history book, art book, and memoir in one. * mymodernmet.com *Meticulously documents the modern history of tattooing around the world. * vice.com *A priceless mine of gold and ink. * liberation.fr *Explore 200 years of tattoo history. * smithsonianmag.com *Henk Schiffmacher once again collaborates with editor TASCHEN for the greatest pleasure of tattoo lovers. The new book - a monster of 5,5kg and 440 pages illustrated with 700 images - this time focuses on the massive collection Henk brought together over 40 years of passion and dedication to the mother of all arts: Tattoo. * atctattoo.com *A fascinating perspective to tattoo history. * independent.co.uk *…an impressive, exhaustive tour through the history of tattooing. * vice.com *A piece for true lovers of tattooing. * hypebeast.com *This book is so badass, loaded with fantastic shit from the history of tattooing that I’ve collected over 40 years. There’s a lot of stuff in it that’s never been seen before. This has been a serious labor of love. * Henk Schiffmacher *

Amsterdam-based tattoo artist and historian Henk Schiffmacher is a living legend in the tattoo world. Traveling the world since the 1970s, Schiffmacher has amassed one of the largest collections of contemporary and historical tattoo ephemera in the world, known as the Schiffmacher Tattoo Heritage. He has tattooed many rock and pop stars, and his tattoo shop attracts countless tattoo pilgrims. A director and writer, he has published over twenty books, including TASCHEN’s 1000 Tattoos, and designed for many brands. In 2017, he was decorated by the king and queen of the Netherlands as an Officer in the Order of Orange-Nassau, a Dutch order of chivalry and the highest recognition given to a civilian.