Barnum & Bunnell’s Tattooed Humbugs: Manifesting a Tattoo Trade Researched & Written by Carmen Nyssen The tattoo trade in America, as we know it today, resides with a diversity of talented tattoo artists and a broad range of customers who […]
A Tattooed Affair: Earliest Tattooed Attractions Researched & Written by Carmen Nyssen The wondrous dime museum phenomenon built by circus magnate Phineas T. Barnum and his trusty protégé George Burr Bunnell manifested an extravaganza of never-before-seen tattooed attractions that brought […]
Birth of the Tattoo Trade: New York Bowery Researched & Written by Carmen Forquer Nyssen The tale of how tattooing emerged as a bona fide trade in America is a fascinating account, set in the backdrop of old New York […]
Tattooed by O’Reilly: The First Electrically Tattooed Attractions Researched & Written by Carmen Forquer Nyssen In researching tattoo history, one of my most exciting (and previously undocumented) discoveries was that New York Bowery tattoo artist Samuel F. O’Reilly electrically tattooed […]
