- Old school (tattoo)
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Old School (also "Old Skool" or "Traditional") refers to a Western or traditional Americana tattoo style featuring bold, blue-black outlines, usually filled with solid red and green with rare additions of blue, yellow, brown and purple; and embellished with little or no shading. Norman Keith Collins, also known as "Sailor Jerry", (1911-1973) is one of the most well known traditional tattoo artists.
Other famous artists are:
- Herbert Hoffmann (1919-2010), began tattoing in Germany during the 1930s. Together with fellow artist Karlmann Richter he was featured in the 2004 film Blue Skin (German: Flammen' Herz).
- Amund Dietzel (1890-1973), Danish-born artist who began his career as a sailor, before settling in the United States. Known as the "Master in Milwaukee".
- Bert Grimm (1900-1985), a Chicago-, the St Louis-based artist who moved to Long Beach California to set up a shop at the Nu-Pike. His parlour was said to be the oldest continually running in the continental US and the place for sailors to get inked. Sold the shop to Bob Shaw in 1970.
- Bob Shaw (1926-1993), American artist who learned tattooing from Bert Grimm in St Louis. Later worked with Grimm and became the president of the National Tattoo Association from 1983-1988.[1]
Old school tattoo designs
Common Old School Tattoo Motifs
Examples of popular old school tattoo designs include:
- Cherry tattoos
- Nautical star tattoos
- Native American tattoos
- Pin up tattoos
- Mermaid tattoos
- Swallow and sparrow tattoos
- Heart tattoos
- Harley Davidson symbol tattoos
- Anchor tattoos
- Eagle tattoos
- Fish tattoos
- Navy and other armed forces symbols
- Dagger tattoos
- Rose tattoos
- Water tattoos
example of nautical starReferences
- ^ Clerk, Carol (2009), Vintage Tattoos - The Book of Old-School Skin Art, Universe, pp 12-15.
External links
- Old School tattoo gallery on BME zine
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