Tattoo exhibit in Astoria, ‘The Art of the Sailor,’ recalls origins, significance of skin designs by Lori Tobias Published : April 24, 2011 OREGON – One of the great beauties of tattoos is that you can take them with you when you go. And while that’s great for the bearer, not so much for posterity’s [...]

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Mystic Seaport celebrates the art and history of seafarers’ tattoos by Jim Shelton Published : April 9, 2011 MYSTIC, CT – You don’t need a mermaid draped across your chest to know that sailors have a thing for inky bling. For centuries, long before their landlubber cousins sported shoulder skulls and bicep beauties, seafaring men [...]

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Skin art on display at WSU-Tri-Cities by Dori O’Neal Published : April 1, 2011 WASHINGTON – A Tattoo Showcase featuring 32 Washington State University Tri-Cities student portraits and their skin art opens April 6 on the campus in Richland. “I am excited about partnering with the student entertainment board and student photographer Brent Rust on [...]

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Latest Seaport exhibit delves into world of skin by Ian Holliday Published : March 18, 2011 MYSTIC, CT – Native cultures all over the world have practiced the art of tattooing for thousands of years, but it’s only in the last 50 or so that the practice has become a part of popular culture. In [...]

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Tattoo Jew Screening at Schlafly Bottleworks This Sunday by Aimee Levitt Published : March 18, 2011 ST LOUIS, MO – Remember Andy Abrams? This nice Jewish boy from University City has been working for the past few years on a documentary, Tattoo Jew, an examination of the inked Chosen. When Daily RFT last checked in [...]

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Tattoo festival in Hampton celebrates the art of ink on skin by Sam McDonald Published : February 27, 2011 HAMPTON, VA – Listen to John Cann talk for a few minutes and you’d conclude that tattoos are as American as apple pie … or maybe Jack Daniels. “It’s not a micro community anymore, it’s a [...]

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Event : Learn About Tattoos At The Portland Art Museum By D.K. Row Published : July 22, 2009 PORTLAND, OR – You’ll get to learn all about body ink this weekend at the Portland Art Museum. For more than a month, “Marking Portland: The Art of Tattoo” has been on view at the museum, offering [...]

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Marking Portland : The Art Of Tattoo At The Portland Art Museum By Dan Gay Published : June 28, 2009 PORTLAND, OR – It has been awhile since the first sailor got inked in Portland, and there’s been more than a few tattoo’s since. With a rich tattoo history and more than 120 tattoo and [...]

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Fair To Display Tattoo Art By Stacy Leiser Published : June 5, 2009 CLARKSVILLE, TN – You might credit Fort Campbell for bringing a thriving tattoo culture to Clarksville. Or perhaps the city simply has more than its share of creative people. Whatever the cause, there’s no doubt about it: Tattoos are big business in [...]

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Exhibit Explores Sailors And Tattooing Culture By Joann Loviglio Published : April 22, 2009 PHILADELPHIA, PA – Got a tattoo? You might be emulating Angelina or Shaq, but likely none of you would be inked at all if not for sailors. That’s the premise behind a new exhibit tracing the history of tattoos in American [...]

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