Gus Wagner: Globe Trotter and Hand Tattoo Artist Joe Quesada Padded hardcover in slipcase

Padded hardcover in slipcase

he won the hearts of the nation by sharing highlights of growing up in the modest Robinson household

and compromise

researchers were threatened

She goes out on a limb and risks it all just to be with Meek

Gus Wagner: Globe Trotter and Hand Tattoo Artist Joe Quesada Padded hardcover in slipcaseA 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. In 1897, Gus embarked on a four year career as a merchant seaman. While traveling the world, he discovered the art of tattooing, learning to tattoo from tribesmen in Java and Borneo who showed him how to use traditional handmade tools. By 1901, Gus reportedly had 264 tattoos