Makeup designer Christien Tinsley knew he wanted "Chief of War," Apple TV's historical epic about feudal 18th-century Hawaii, ...

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.

Unrecorded artist's female figurine with hair in the “Hathor Style” and markings that appear to be tattoos from Egypt's Middle Kingdom (c. 1850–1750 BCE), faience and paint, 5 inches (12.7 cm) (image ...

Tattoos have carried weight long before they became a fixture of modern culture. For sailors hauling rigging across ...

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, ...

In his new book Indigenous Tattoo Traditions, CU Boulder alumnus and Tattoo Hunters host Lars Krutak highlights traditional techniques that sometimes date back millennia Lars Krutak is not the kind of ...

The New York tattoo artist Sumok Kim, who works at Chronic Ink in Brooklyn, has seen a surge in demand for Asian history themed tattoos, from ancient Buddhas to dragons and Samurai warriors. Luxury ...

If you’ve ever been interested in exploring the history of tattoos or designing one, the Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art will host its next monthly Tattoo Design Workshop at 3 p.m. Feb. 11. The ...

YEAR’S CELEBRATION. ON SATURDAY FROM 11 TO 4. YOU’RE INVITED TO COME ON BOARD THE PRIDE OF BALTIMORE TWO FOR A FREE FESTIVAL THAT NOT ONLY CELEBRATES THE LIVES OF SAILORS, BUT THE ART OF TATTOOING.

BLOOMINGTON — Harley Heumann hunches over the forearm of his client, carefully needling black pigment into the shape of flowers. The 28-year-old Bloomington tattoo artist's pen softly buzzes as he ...