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NYC tattoos: Where tradition meets modernity, underground edge surfaces again.
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Tattooing New York City: Style and Continuity in a Changing Art Form
style and continuity in a changing art form
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159 pages
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31 May 2001
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Summary
Tattooing New York City: An Enduring Art Form
This book explores the unique continuity between the past and present of tattooing in New York City, where the electric tattoo machine was developed and has significantly influenced modern tattooing worldwide. The technical and artistic values that emerged here in the early 20th century are now intrinsic to the art form.
This creative process was forced underground in the early 1960s when tattooing was banned in New York. After 3…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780764313882 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0764313886 |
| Author: | Michael McCabe |
| Publisher: | Schiffer Publishing |
| Imprint: | Schiffer Publishing Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 159 |
| Release Date: | 31 May 2001 |
| Weight: | 848g |
| Dimensions: | 15mm x 216mm x 269mm |
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About The Author
Michael McCabe
Michael McCabe is a tattoo artist and cultural anthropologist who has published extensively about tattooing in Asia, Europe, and the United States.
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