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ED SMITH - RARE ORIGINAL pre-1920s BOWERY TATTOO FLASH SHEET
ED SMITH - RARE ORIGINAL pre-1920s BOWERY TATTOO FLASH SHEET
ED SMITH - RARE ORIGINAL pre-1920s BOWERY TATTOO FLASH SHEET
ED SMITH - RARE ORIGINAL pre-1920s BOWERY TATTOO FLASH SHEET

ED SMITH - RARE ORIGINAL pre-1920s BOWERY TATTOO FLASH SHEET

$ 1874.4

Availability: 100 in stock
  • All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
  • Brand: Handmade
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Condition: The 30 day handling time option is merely a precaution, as I'll be traveling away from home until mid-April. Please rest assured that all purchased items will be shipped out by April 20th, if not sooner. Thanks for your patience.

    Description

    Own an authentic piece of early American tattoo history with
    his original hand-painted flash sheet.
    This beautiful original vintage tattoo flash sheet is a one-of-a-kind example of classic American tattoo art.
    Painted in
    the early 1900s
    on New York City's Bowery -- the birthplace of American Tattooing --
    this one-of-a-kind original flash sheet from one of tattoo history's most important venues comes from the extensive collection of world famous tattoo artist, Jonathan Shaw.
    America’s Tattoo Master, Mr. Samuel F. O’Reilly, trained Ed Smith, along with Charles Wagner in the 20’s and 30’s on the Bowery in New York City. Bums, empty bottles and the elevated train ran the streets back then. This rare flash sheet was
    acquired by Jonathan Shaw together with a large collection of antique tattoo designs from New York's infamous Bowery tattoo studios. It is
    part of the renowned archives of classic tattoo artwork featured in Shaw's ongoing book series Vintage Tattoo Flash published on Powerhouse Books.
    This classic original flash sheet
    measures aprox. 11" x 14" and comes with a hand-written letter of authenticity from Shaw.
    Signed copies of Jonathan Shaw's VINTAGE TATTOO FLASH books can be ordered here:
    https://www.ebay.com/itm/254067720569
    https://www.ebay.com/itm/254092585542
    READ MORE ABOUT BOWERY TATTOO HISTORY ONLINE
    READ MORE ABOUT THE JONATHAN SHAW VINTAGE TATTOO FLASH COLLECTION ONLINE
    NOTE: Original antique tattoo flash sheets like the one shown here have been increasing in value at an extraordinary rate over the last 10 years. And with the growing interest in tattoo art in the mainstream art world, there is no end in sight - making this a very solid investment for the forward-thinking collector. Bottom line: there's only so much of this kind of priceless artwork in existence - and they ain't making no more! Soon enough they will all be unobtainable and sitting in museums.
    All reasonable offers will be considered and promptly responded to. Thank you!