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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 ...
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.
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.
A man asked people what they wish they had known before getting tattoos in a now-viral TikTok post. Silk — a 27-year-old aspiring tattoo artist who posts on TikTok under the handle @silk.tattoos ...
Hardy Marks has published more than 25 books about alternative art, [10] including catalogs of Hardy's work and that of Sailor Jerry Collins. EEE Productions (Ed Hardy, Ed Nolte, and Ernie Carafa) put together an influential tattoo convention on the Queen Mary in 1982, [ 11 ] as well as organizing many other tattoo conventions and expos.