Lotteva Wagner Davis: Hand Tattooist & Artist of the American West

Buy Lotteva Wagner Davis: Hand Tattooist & Artist of the American West

Immerse yourself in the fascinating life story of Lotteva Wagner Davis - a true pioneer of the tattoo and art scene in the American West. This book tells the story of how Lotteva, the daughter of legendary tattoo artists Gus and Maud Wagner, got her first tattoos at the age of nine in 1919 - traditionally using only hand tools, never machines.

Lotteva was an exception: she remained untattooed herself for most of her life because she only wanted to be tattooed by her father. It was only after his death that she got a small tattoo from her mother. Her story is unique, wild and inspiring - between down-to-earth everyday life and crazy carnival life.

The book is the third volume in the "Last of the Hand Tattoo Artists" series and is based on interviews with Lotteva and her cousin Patricia Hook. It contains numerous tattoo designs ("flashes") by Lotteva and her father, showing their artistic development and the history of hand tattooing over generations.

In addition to tattoos, Lotteva was also active as an artist: she painted western motifs, restored carousel horses and designed signs for fairgrounds and companies - always with one foot in the normal world and the other in the wild carnival hustle and bustle.

Details:

• Format: 28 x 21.5 cm (hardcover)
• Pages: 128
• 167 color & black & white photos and illustrations

A must for tattoo fans, art lovers and anyone who enjoys real life stories!