$369.00
original 1950s antique les skuse BTC UK brit tattooed man tattoo photo negative
up for purchase is original 1950s harold smart/bristol tattoo club negative owned by les skuse. les' label writing is on the original wax paper envelope also.
this negative displays an unknown tattooed bristol tattoo club man with les skuse geisha backpiece. (tattoo is signed on lower right)
this original negative (not any sort of reprint or later copy) is from film that was shot by Harold Smart in Bristol, UK during the 1950s for an art project he was doing as a student at the university. smart borrowed a high quality camera from the university and took photographs of several bristol tattoo club meetings arranged by skuse, thereby documenting the BTC and Les Skuse tattooing in that golden age of the 1950s.
size of negative is 2.5x3.5 inches.
several screen shots and jpgs are displayed to be able to see exactly what you are getting. let me know if you have further questions etc.
Les Skuse (1912-1983) was the most well known tattooer from Bristol, UK and he also was founder in the 1950s of the still surviving Bristol Tattoo Club. He began his tattooing career in the late 1920s, while still delivering mail, under the guidance of another well known Bristol tattooer named Joseph Hartley. Later he was awarded "Champion Tattoo Artist of all England" for his advancements in tattoo artistry and techniques.
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see photos as they are part of description. images on listing are photos of the actual photo itself.
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