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Tattoos: Library Resources

Courious about tattoos? This informatiion may be of interest.

Printed Books

Human back Filled with color tattoos

Tattoo Masters

Introduces some of the most esteemed artists with examples of their work.

Two Men, one older wearing colorful Hawaiian shirt, other bare torso, both showing a few tattoos

War Paint

Many soldiers have chosen to remember their military service through tattoos which often go far beyond the usual anchor and eagle clichés.

Four pictures of women with tattoos in their hair, or on different parts of the torso.

DIY Temporary Tattoo Art

In DIY Temporary Tattoo Art,  KL Cao uses a variety of materials like tissue paper, pressed flowers, gold leaf, henna ink, and more to  make the tattoos. 

Human back and arm fully covered by Japanese style tattoos.

The World Atlas of Tattoo

The work of 100 notable artists from around the globe is shown in this book.

The large font size for the title is decorated by small colored  traditional American tattoo iconography.

Ed Hardy: Deeper Than Skin

Legendary American tattoo artist Ed Hardy's groundbreaking tattoos, flash, drawings, and artworks are gathered together for the first time.

DVDs

Magazines

Magazines/Libby (eMedia)

 Inked:  Inked is "packed with stunning photography, cutting edge content and the latest in fashion, music, art and pop culture..."

 Tattoo Style:  This glossy, full-colour MagBook is a celebration of the world's greatest tattoo artists and designs.

Magazines/Print

Databases