In English, the word “tattoo” has late-16th century origins. Somewhat ironically, in the United States their history among indigenous peoples goes back even earlier than that — but, though ...

Tattoo history is not linear, and its timelines are always shifting. The book opens with the story of Ötzi, one of the oldest known tattooed humans, whose more-than-5,000-year-old body was found ...

Tattoo by early Japanese tattoo artist K. Akamatsu, ca. 1910s Courtesy of the Schiffmacher Tattoo Heritage. Throughout history, humans have used tattoos to protect against witchcraft and bullets ...

In celebration of Asian Pacific American Heritage month, DUE EAST airs on PBS and features special programming on the history and culture of Asian Pacific Americans. On May 27, 2003 Thirteen (WNET) ...

Dozens of tattoo history and reference books sit tattered from excessive use, but still ready to be used. Each of the three tattooists stations displays even more artwork, some to be inked onto ...

Tattoos have long been a part of the culture of travel. Often western people arrive home with Asian symbols inked on their skin, but why is this complicated and when did it start? Sebastian Modak ...

Tattoo artist Freddy Negrete, right, works a tattoo on fellow tattoo artist Louis Perez, left, at the Natural History Museum Parlor as the museum is opening an exhibition on Nov. 19 that looks at ...

"Indiana Tattoo: History and Legacy" is a one-off show. It will not travel or be pulled together again, but instead, Sweet will catalog each piece to ensure that the history will live on, ...

In March 2021, after investing tens of millions of dollars into the LUNA cryptocurrency, billionaire Mike Novogratz told his Twitter followers that he would get a LUNA tattoo if its price hit $100 ...

Greensburg tattoo shop owner Nick Christofano has inked himself into the industry history books. After 28 years in the business, Christofano received a patent late last year for a tattoo machine ...