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Betty Broadbent (November 1, 1909 – March 28, 1983), also known as the “Tattooed Venus”, is regarded as the most photographed tattooed lady of the 20th century. She also worked as a tattoo artist. In 1981, she was the first person to be inducted into the Tattoo Hall of Fame. [1]
Tattooed ladies were working class women who acquired tattoos and performed in circuses, sideshows, and dime show museums as means for earning a substantial living. At the height of their popularity during the turn of the 20th century, tattooed ladies transgressed Victorian gender norms by showcasing their bodies in scantily clad clothing and ...
Iconic 1920s film star Clara Bow is joined on the set of her film The Fleet's In by actor Richard Arlen and his dog, Scotty. Les Rowley - Getty Images 1931: Jean Harlow
"Bodies of Subversion: A Secret History of Women and Tattoo", by Margot Mifflin, became the first history of women's tattoo art when it was released in 1997. In it, she documents women's involvement in tattooing coinciding to feminist successes, with surges in the 1880s, 1920s and the 1970s. [ 153 ]
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3/5 Laura Knight and Artemisia Gentileschi feature among a vast array of little-known female artists in this expansive survey at Tate Britain, but some of the work on display only underlines the ...
Pages in category "1920s photographs" The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
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