"Tattoo Jack" Cripe, Tattoo Artist in Person, ca. late 1940s to early 1950s, casein on sailcloth with webbed cotton binding, leather tabs, iron rings, and rivets, 144 x 120 in. (365.8 x 304.9 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr. and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson, 1986.65.157
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Artwork Details
- Title
- Tattoo Artist in Person
- Artist
- Date
- ca. late 1940s to early 1950s
- Location
- Not on view
- Dimensions
- 144 x 120 in. (365.8 x 304.9 cm.)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr. and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson
- Mediums Description
- casein on sailcloth with webbed cotton binding, leather tabs, iron rings, and rivets
- Classifications
- Subjects
- Figure group
- Figure female — full length
- Figure male — full length
- Dress — accessory — tattoo
- Occupation — art — tattoo artist
- Portrait male — Cripe, “Tattoo Jack” — self-portrait
- Object Number
- 1986.65.157