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A Secret History Of Women And Tattoo, Third Edition
powerHouse Books
July 2013
On Sale: June 25, 2013
160 pages
ISBN: 1576876667
EAN: 9781576876664
Hardcover
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Non-Fiction History
Bodies of Subversion was the first
history of women's tattoo art when it was released in 1997,
providing a fascinating excursion to a subculture that dates
back to the nineteenth-century and including many
never-before-seen photos of tattooed women from the last
century. Newly revised and expanded, it remains the only
book to chronicle the history of both tattooed women and
women tattooists. As the primary reference source on the
subject, it contains information from the original edition,
including documentation of:
•Nineteeth-century
sideshow attractions who created fantastic abduction tales
in which they claimed to have been forcibly
tattooed.
•Victorian society women who wore tattoos as
custom couture, including Winston Churchill's mother, who
wore a serpent on her wrist.
•Maud Wagner, the first
known woman tattooist, who in 1904 traded a date with her
tattooist husband-to-be for an apprenticeship.
•The
parallel rise of tattooing and cosmetic surgery during the
80s when women tattooists became soul doctors to a nation
afflicted with body anxieties.
•Breast cancer survivors
of the 90s who tattoo their mastectomy scars as an
alternative to reconstructive surgery or
prosthetics.
The book contains 50 new photos and FULL
COLOR images throughout including newly discovered work by
Britain's first female tattooist, Jessie Knight; Janis
Joplin's wrist tattoo; and tattooed pastor Nadia Bolz-Weber.
In addition, the updated 3rd edition boasts a sleek design
and new chapters documenting recent changes to the timeline
of female tattooing, including a section on: celebrity
tattoo artist Kat Von D, the most famous tattooist, male or
female, in the world; the impact of reality shows on women's
tattoo culture; and, therapeutic uses of tattooing for women
leaving gangs, prisons, or situations of domestic
abuse.
As of 2012, tattooed women outnumber men
for the first time in American history,
making Bodies of Subversion more relevant
than ever.
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