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 […]
Wortham’s Shows Web of Tattooed Attractions By Carmen Nyssen During the 1910s and early 1920s, Clarence Augustin Wortham’s “wonderful ability and tireless efforts” took him to the top of the carnival circuit, earning him a multi-show enterprise, complete with a […]
