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In 1999, Hardy, Steven Grasse, and Michael Malone started Sailor Jerry Ltd. to use Collins' flash designs on products including Sailor Jerry Rum. [38] [39] Hardy started licensing his own tattoo-inspired art for a line of clothing in the early 2000s, and subsequently many other products have been sold under his brand. [40]
Sailor Jerry's influence on the art of modern tattooing is widely recognized. [8] [9] A documentary film about his life, Hori Smoku Sailor Jerry, was released in 2008. [10] [11] Since 2015, an annual independently-produced event has taken place in June, called the Sailor Jerry Festival, to honor Collins' legacy in Honolulu's Chinatown. [12]
Florida based tattoo artist, featured on TLC's Miami Ink. Don Ed Hardy: Born 1945: American Known as "the godfather of modern tattoo." [6] Hardy trained under Sailor Jerry and Japanese masters, Hardy is a noted proponent of the use of Japanese tattoo designs and techniques in American work. He founded Tattootime.
Nov. 12—Before there were the intricate designs you see in contemporary tattoos all over the world, there was Sailor Jerry, aka Norman Collins, a tattooist in the mid-20th century who almost ...
Cliff gave himself his first tattoo [3] and later received tattoos from the legendary Phil Sparrow and soon found himself immersed in the tattoo subculture. After some part-time work as a tattoo artist in an arcade Cliff went on to open the Cliff Raven Tattoo Studio which is now known as Chicago Tattoo and Piercing Company.
Norman Keith Collins, also known as Sailor Jerry, (1911–1973) was one of the most well-known traditional tattoo artists. [4]Amund Dietzel (1890–1974), Norwegian-born artist who began his career as a sailor, before settling in the United States.
Sailor tattoos are a visual way to preserve the culture of the maritime superstitions. Sailors believed that certain symbols and talismans would help them in facing certain events in life; they thought that those symbols would attract good luck or bad luck in the worst of the cases:
Hegseth started getting tattoos in his late 30s. GC Images. This tattoo is the first one Hegseth got while on vacation with his family, he told the Big Lead. Later on, while working on a series ...