Sophomores as well as sailors get inked at Great Lakes Tattoo, but the city's traditional tattoo culture lives on.

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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 conjunction with the opening of the exhibition Lew the Jew and His Circle: Origins of American Tattoo, San Francisco artist, author, and tattoo legend Don Ed Hardy shares his research into the ...

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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, ...

Humans have been getting ink for at least 5,200 years. Here are some of the most intriguing ancient tattoos, from cultic symbols to complex horse motifs. The remains of the intricately tattooed body ...

Quincey Reese Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025 5:01 a.m. | Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025 5:01 a.m. Greensburg tattoo shop owner Nick Christofano has inked himself into the industry history books. After 28 years in ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- You'll find paper and paints and other traditional art supplies in most schools, but at West Philadelphia High School, students are learning to create art with a different kind ...

Getting inked? Here's what to keep in mind. Tattoos might be helpful for your immune system. Well, one paper published in 2016 that included 29 people (mostly women), indicated that tattoos primed the ...