A life in tattoos: Discover legendary artist Henk Schiffmacher’s stunning collection
The IndependentSign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy For the last forty years, tattoo artist and historian Henk Schiffmacher has poured his heart and soul into his collection, amassing tattoo drawings, designs, photographs and artefacts from around the world. Made up of lithographs, etchings, tattooing instruments, paintings, photographs, posters, shop signs, original drawings and tattoo designs known in the business as flash, among them extremely rare vintage flash sheets from major players in early western tattooing. The vastness and variety of tattooing around the globe is chronicled in this Taschen book and includes images of the indigenous tattooing of the Maori and South Pacific islanders, the ancient traditions of Asia and the origins of old-school western tattooing in Europe and the United States.
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