Book cover "Gus Wagner: Globe Trotter and Hand Tattoo Artist" navy and aged-sepia illustrated hardcover, front view
Gus Wagner: Globe Trotter and Hand Tattoo Artist
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Book cover "Gus Wagner: Globe Trotter and Hand Tattoo Artist" navy and aged-sepia illustrated hardcover, front view
  • Book cover "Gus Wagner: Globe Trotter and Hand Tattoo Artist" navy and aged-sepia illustrated hardcover, front view
  • Book interior spread showing illustrated dragon tattoo flash art and table of contents page
  • Book open to scrapbook pages showing Maori portraits, handwritten notes, vintage postcards, and Certificate of Discharge document
  • Book interior spread showing tattooed figures, scrapbook pages, and body art history text
  • Tattoo flash art pages featuring eagle, dragon, rose, and patriotic designs on aged paper
  • Book interior spread showing hand-carved tattooing instruments and vintage needle packaging on white
  • Vintage sepia photograph of two men shaking hands outdoors, 1895 Marietta Ohio, handwritten caption identifying Gus and Brother Henry
  • Book interior sepia portrait photograph of mustachioed man in Victorian suit and bow tie, aged 20
  • Book interior spread showing four aged tattoo and landscape photographs on scrapbook pages
  • Vintage cabinet card photograph of heavily tattooed man with colorful hand-colored body art, mounted on gray board
  • Tattoo flash art page featuring patriotic eagle, sailing ship, American flags, and naval battle scene in traditional style
  • Dragon illustration gold red black serpentine body coiled upright on white background
  • Book interior page showing three hand-drawn tattooed women portraits in black, red, and green ink
  • Book interior spread showing hand-colored tattoo flash birds and snake designs
  • Four ivory-toned bone tattooing tools with carved handles and wrapped tips, arranged vertically on white background
  • Straight razor with aged steel blade and curved ivory-yellow handle open at diagonal angle
Gus Wagner: Globe Trotter and Hand Tattoo Artist

Gus Wagner: Globe Trotter and Hand Tattoo Artist

A visual history of the life of Augustus “Gus” Wagner and his work as a hand tattoo artist, exploring a relatively unknown area of American art history from the 1890s to the 1930s. This book includes: • more than 100 examples of Gus Wagner’s tattoo flash as well as photos of his life and work, including his handheld tattooing tools; • excerpts from interviews with Gus, telling his story in his own words; and • selected passages from three of Herman Melville’s novels—Typee, White Jacket, and Moby Dick The tattoo flash in this book is a testimony to the richness of Gus Wagner’s image vocabulary, his life, and his artistic influences. This is the first in a series of three books exploring "the Last of the Hand Tattoo Artists." The next two books will focus on Gus's wife, Maud, and their daughter, Lovetta, renowned hand tattoo artists in their own right. 128 pp | 110 color and black-and-white photos
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A visual history of the life of Augustus “Gus” Wagner and his work as a hand tattoo artist, exploring a relatively unknown area of American art history from the 1890s to the 1930s. This book includes: • more than 100 examples of Gus Wagner’s tattoo flash as well as photos of his life and work, including his handheld tattooing tools; • excerpts from interviews with Gus, telling his story in his own words; and • selected passages from three of Herman Melville’s novels—Typee, White Jacket, and Moby Dick The tattoo flash in this book is a testimony to the richness of Gus Wagner’s image vocabulary, his life, and his artistic influences. This is the first in a series of three books exploring "the Last of the Hand Tattoo Artists." The next two books will focus on Gus's wife, Maud, and their daughter, Lovetta, renowned hand tattoo artists in their own right. 128 pp | 110 color and black-and-white photos
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