TATTOO. 1730s-1970s. Henk Schiffmacher's Private Collection book by Taschen.
Over the past forty years, legendary tattoo artist and historian.
Henk Schiffmacher has put all of his heart and soul into this collection and has
Original drawings (known in the industry as flash), lithographs,
etchings, tattoo instruments, paintings, photographs, posters, shop signs, designs...
designs, and other artifacts from around the world - including extremely rare
vintage flash sheets by important masters of early western
tattooing. This 700-page volume documents in five chapters Schiffmacher's
and the worldwide spread and diversity of this special art form.
art form. The volume is rounded out by a dozen of Schiffmacher's original illustrations in his
original illustrations in his inimitable style.
- ISBN 978-3-8365-6935-4
- 440 pages
- Text in English, French and German
- Hardcover
- Extras: Famous First Edition: Numbered first edition of 10,000 copies