by Sunny | Jan 25, 2022 | Archive, Tattoo History
Trixie Richardson Ah, the mysterious Trixie Richardson. with her black bob and kohl rimmed eyes, will we ever know the true story behind them? These photos are from around 1925. She was right in style, very thin, for the flapper fashion that she wore for her publicity...
by Sunny | Jul 21, 2021 | Archive, Tattoo History
Edith Burchett Edith Burchett was the wife of tattoo artist George Burchett. In 1913, after the 4th of 6 children she finally agreed to be tattooed by her husband. Because George was well established and experienced by the time he tattooed her, he...
by Sunny | Mar 24, 2021 | Archive, Tattoo History
Maud Wagner Tattooed Women/Tattoo History Maud Wagner- If I could go back in time to hang out with anyone in this series of tattooed women, it would be Maud Wagner. She was pure circus stock, looked like a wild gypsy, had a wiry petite body and untamed hair. She was...
by Sunny | Nov 16, 2020 | Archive, Tattoo History
Annie Howard The Tattooed Venus Annie Howard was known as the « tattooed Venus ». She was a spitfire rebel ; a divorcee who once slapped a man for insulting her tattoos, which landed her in jail for 10 days ! A news article states, that Annie was arrested early on in...
by Sunny | Jun 2, 2020 | Archive, Tattoo History
Emma De Burgh was one half of the first tattooed couple attraction, Emma and Frank De Burgh. She was entirely hand tattooed by Samuel O’Reilly the inventor of the tattoo machine. It’s reasonable to assume that during the 18 months that it took him to...
by Sunny | Apr 4, 2020 | Archive, Tattoo History
Tattooed Women/Irene Woodward La Belle Irene Irene Woodward was the stage name of Ida Levina Lisk born on August 24, 1857 to a working class family (her father was a shoemaker) There is some discrepancy as to who was the first tattooed lady, Irene Woodward or...
