MILTON – Colorful images of snakes slithering from the eyes of a skull. A naked woman perched on a koi fish. A serpent flying with the wings of an eagle. A powerful pirate woman armed with a sword and ...

Tattoos carried deep meaning in the ancient world, far beyond decoration. This video explores their role as markers of ...

Henk Schiffmacher is a famous Amsterdam-based tattoo artist and historian; TATTOO: 1730s-1970s. Henk Schiffmacher’s Private Collection, an enormous, luxurious coffee table book, presents more than 700 ...

Sacramento History Museum brings 'Inked Women' from California's history to town The Sacramento History Museum is presenting the history of California's tattooed women in its new exhibit starting Feb.

In today’s travel guides to Japan, tattoos are generally only mentioned in the context of places where tourists should be prepared to cover them up, such as gyms, public pools and bathing houses known ...

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Tattoos were once taboo. “At one time, it was sailors, prisoners and loose women. That’s who got [tattoos],” said Chuck Eldridge, who owns and runs Tattoo Archives on Fourth ...

One of the most stubborn misconceptions about tattooing is that it was born in Polynesia and imported to the West by Captain Cook in 1768, then trickled down to the masses over the next century, ...

Become a paid member to listen to this article From 1961 up until 1997, there were no “legal” tattoo shops in New York City. The Health Department banned tattooing due to an alleged series of ...

Throughout its nearly four decades in business, the family-run Tattoos by Lou has built an enviable reputation for its incredible body art. A champion of old-school tattooing, the shop’s renowned ...