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Tony D’Annessa
15 July 2013
Author : jamiejelinski
Those who have seen Vice’s Tattoo Age on Thom Devita may recall a brief mention in Part 3 of Tony D’Annessa – an old time tattooer who started tattooing in New York during 1958. In an interview for Issue #7 of Tattoo Artist Magazine, Jason Sweet refers to D’Annessa as “The Forgotten Old Timer,” suggesting that D’Annessa’s role in the history of tattooing has not been fully acknowledged. D’annessa worked through New York’s tattoo ban that took effect in 1961 and continues to tattoo today at PSC Tattoo in the heart of Montreal’s Point-Saint-Charles neighborhood.
The images below comprise an interview between D’annessa and Michael McCabe, originally published in McCabe’s book New York City Tattoo: The Oral History of an Urban Art.
Categories : CanadaNew YorkOld school / TraditionalTattooUSA
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