Fukushi Masaichi (福士 政一, 30 January 1878 – 3 June 1956) was a Japanese physician, pathologist and Emeritus Professor of Nippon Medical School in Tokyo. He was the founder or …

Nov 5, 2021 · Tā moko were traditional tattoos worn by both men and women and were prevalent in Māori society before European arrival. While moko could adorn many different parts of the …

In February 1879 I was fortunate enough to meet a party of Haida men and women in Port Townsend, Washington, who permitted me to copy their tattoo marks.

Nov 29, 2021 · Besides flags, tattoo designs ranged from written names and initials to symbols and “foaming beer tankards.” There were also requests for people’s images, as well as …

James G. Swan wrote the only scholarly first-hand account of native tattooing in North America. He felt that natives should be considered worthy of respect and he wrote accounts of their …

Feb 7, 2021 · In 1878—thirteen years before the USPTO granted O'Reilly's patent—an anonymous contributor to the Brooklyn Eagle newspaper wrote a letter to the editor, describing …

Jul 14, 2021 · Dr. Masaichi Fukushi, a Japanese physician, pathologist and Emeritus Professor of Nippon Medical School in Tokyo, became fascinated with tattoos, leading him to become a …

Mar 20, 2017 · How we got inked — From high class beginnings to the myths of inked up criminals, as a new exhibition opens in Cornwall, tattoo historian Dr Matt Lodder plots out a …

Dec 12, 2019 · Banned by Pope Hadrian in 787, tattooing largely disappeared from recorded history in the medieval West, though we know it was present in many other cultures, notably …

Though it is unclear when O’Reilly began tattooing, he had certainly made a name for himself in the industry by the late 1880s. In 1875, he opened a tattoo studio in Chatham Square, in the …