EPISODE · Mar 19, 2022 · 21 MIN
Getting Inked, Victorian-Style
from The Victorian Variety Show · host marisa d
Tattooing may not be the first thing that comes to mind for many of us when we think of the Victorian Era, but I discuss how & why tattooing became popular among members of the working-class & elite alike in the U.K. & the U.S. during the 19th Century. ***** Sources Belden, Elisha. “The History of Christianity and Tattoo Culture.” https://www.tattoo.com/blog/history-christianity-tattoo-culture/ Black Widow Tattoo. “Tattoo Pioneers: Samuel O’Reilly.” https://www.widowtattoo.com/blog/tattoo-pioneers-samuel-oreilly Clark, Nick. “Sutherland Macdonald: Britain's first professional tattoo artist celebrated in new exhibition at the Museum of London.” https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/art/news/sutherland-macdonald-britain-s-first-professional-tattoo-artist-celebrated-in-new-exhibition-at-the-museum-of-london-a6804396.html Compass Rose Design. “Tattoo Culture in the Victorian Era.” https://www.compassrosedesign.com/blogs/blog/tattoos-victorians-and-class-lines Gallagher, Paul. “Tattoo You: Meet Victorian England’s First Tattoo Artist.” https://dangerousminds.net/comments/tattoo_you_meet_victorian_englands_first_tattoo_artist Shoemaker, Robert, & Zoe Alker. “How Tattoos Became Fashionable in Victorian England.” https://edition.cnn.com/style/article/tattoos-victorian-england-conversation/index.html Taylor, Emma. “Naughty Secrets, Full-Body Statements, Convict Codes– Tattoos In Victorian Times Were More Popular Than You Think!” https://www.sugarplumromance.com/history-of-tattoos/ Walton, Geri. “Tattooing: A Fad of the Late 19th Century.” https://www.geriwalton.com/tattooing-a-fad-of-the-late-nineteenth-century/ ***** Email: [email protected] Twitter: https://twitter.com/victorianvarie1 Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/marisadf13 I’d greatly appreciate it if you could take a moment to rate & review this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Goodpods, Spotify, or wherever you listen, as that will help this podcast reach more listeners!
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Tattooing may not be the first thing that comes to mind for many of us when we think of the Victorian Era, but I discuss how & why tattooing became popular among members of the working-class & elite alike in the U.K. & the U.S. during the 19th Century. ***** Sources Belden, Elisha. “The History of Christianity and Tattoo Culture.” https://www.tattoo.com/blog/history-christianity-tattoo-culture/ Black Widow Tattoo. “Tattoo Pioneers: Samuel O’Reilly.” https://www.widowtattoo.com/blog/tattoo-pioneers-samuel-oreilly Clark, Nick. “Sutherland Macdonald: Britain's first professional tattoo artist celebrated in new exhibition at the Museum of London.” https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/art/news/sutherland-macdonald-britain-s-first-professional-tattoo-artist-celebrated-in-new-exhibition-at-the-museum-of-london-a6804396.html Compass Rose Design. “Tattoo Culture in the Victorian Era.” https://www.compassrosedesign.com/blogs/blog/tattoos-victorians-and-class-lines Gallagher, Paul. “Tattoo You: Meet Victorian England’s First Tattoo Artist.” https://dangerousminds.net/comments/tattoo_you_meet_victorian_englands_first_tattoo_artist Shoemaker, Robert, & Zoe Alker. “How Tattoos Became Fashionable in Victorian England.” https://edition.cnn.com/style/article/tattoos-victorian-england-conversation/index.html Taylor, Emma. “Naughty Secrets, Full-Body Statements, Convict Codes– Tattoos In Victorian Times Were More Popular Than You Think!” https://www.sugarplumromance.com/history-of-tattoos/ Walton, Geri. “Tattooing: A Fad of the Late 19th Century.” https://www.geriwalton.com/tattooing-a-fad-of-the-late-nineteenth-century/ ***** Email: [email protected] Twitter: https://twitter.com/victorianvarie1 Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/marisadf13 I’d greatly appreciate it if you could take a moment to rate & review this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Goodpods, Spotify, or wherever you listen, as that will help this podcast reach more listeners!
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