Electric Tattooing by Men, 1900-2004 [Paperback]

Madame Chinchilla (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 2004 | ISBN-10: 0960260048 | ISBN-13: 978-0960260041

A historical/contemporary collection of black and white portraits of male tattoo artists worldwide. Each artist has a personal statement about their love of the art of tattoo.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"...anyone who can cajole the icon of American tattooing, Lyle Tuttle, to pose in the buff must have persuavive powers..." -- Bob Baxter, Editor Skin and Ink Magazine, 2004

About the Author

Madame Chinchilla is the author of three tattoo books; Stewed, Screwed and Tattooed (1st and 2nd revised printing), Electric Tattooing by Women 1900-2003 and Electric Tattooing by Men 1900-2004. She is also a tattoo artist and curator of Triangle Tattoo Museum in Northern California.

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Madame Chinchilla (February 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0960260048
• ISBN-13: 978-0960260041
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 6.9 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,263,730 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars You gotta get this for your Tattoo Library, June 22, 2004

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John O. Morton "'St.' John Morton" (Aptos, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Electric Tattooing by Men, 1900-2004 (Paperback)

For the first time since the early 1970s there is a book showing the "real" tattoo artists. Some of the photos go back to the 1900s. Many of the historical photos were from Tattoo Archive in Berkeley California, along with the collection from Lyle Tuttle a noted Tattoo Artist and collector. The later photos were donated by each featured artist.

Author Madame Chinchilla, has shown the progress from "hand-poked" tattooing of Gus Wagner to the modern work of today. The unique way of presenting the artist and his machine(s), shows the true nature and feeling of their style of tattooing. The text is a combination of the authors and the individual artists. A real credit to the publisher.

The only "down side" to this book is a few of the photos are not the best quality. The historical photos are expected, but a few of the later ones sent in by the artists are a bit "fuzzy." All the photos are in black & white, most present themselves very well, others could be better. The publisher also has a similar book on "Tattoo Women."