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For Immediate Release East Meets West Japanese style designs have been part of American tattooing since the first professional tattooists arrived on American shores in the mid 1800s. Generally these designs were dragons, geishas, mask images and Japanese lettering or Kanji. Japanese designs make up a large part of American tattooing. Some American tattooists have built their careers around tattooing Japanese style designs. It would be rare to go into any tattoo shop in America and not see Japanese designs. Tattooing in America is often driven by fad. For instance one year it’s tribal, the next old school, and on and on. However, the Japanese style of tattooing is often thought of as “fad proof.” Sailor Jerry Collins’ style of tattooing is a classic example of Japanese influence on American tattooing; Sailor Jerry’s early influences were classic American tattooists like Joe Lieber and Cap Coleman. While tattooing in Honolulu, Jerry was influenced by Japanese designs that he incorporated into his art to create a hybrid that is still copied today. In this exhibit you will see artwork by Sailor Jerry Collins, D.E. Hardy, Kazuo Oguri, Masami Teraoka and others. This exhibit will run through September 30, 2009. Hours
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