Lyle Tuttle "Father of Modern Tattooing," died yesterday at the age of 87

@norcal (4889)
Franklinton, North Carolina
March 27, 2019 5:54pm CST
He has been tattooing since he was 18 and he tattooed many celebrities. One of them was Janis Joplin. Joplin was known for being the first celebrity with a visible tattoo. She claimed that the symbol stood for the liberation of women. Tuttle agreed with her and he credits women's liberation with the resurgence of tattooing. It opened up the market to half of the population. He says women made tattooing a softer, kinder art form.
The tattoo legend worked with artists like Janis Joplin and Paul Stanley.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (502957)
• Italy
28 Mar 19
I have missed this piece of news.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (502957)
• Italy
29 Mar 19
@norcal It is interesting, he changed the way tattoos were perceived.
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Sherry
@norcal (4889)
• Franklinton, North Carolina
28 Mar 19
Its not earth shattering, but I thought it was interesting
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Manuela Lopes
@nela13 (59365)
• Portugal
27 Mar 19
I read about his passing too.
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Sherry
@norcal (4889)
• Franklinton, North Carolina
29 Mar 19
It sounds like he was an interesting person.
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Manuela Lopes
@nela13 (59365)
• Portugal
29 Mar 19
@norcal he surely was.
The Horse
@TheHorse (238399)
• Walnut Creek, California
28 Mar 19
I'm not a big fan of tattoos. Not sure why. I don't mind piercings. Sorry to hear he has passed on.
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Sherry
@norcal (4889)
• Franklinton, North Carolina
28 Mar 19
I'm not either, I don't have any, but I know a lot of people who do. It was interesting to read about how attitudes toward tattooing changed, and it sounds like he was a big part of that.
Valerie J. Routhieaux
@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
28 Mar 19
I wondered how it got started. Sorry, he's passed.