Explore the dark subculture of 1950s tattoos In the early 1950s, when tattoos were the indelible mark of a lowlife, an erudite professor of English--a friend of Gertrude Stein, Thomas Mann, Andre Gide, and Thornton Wilder--abandoned his job to become a tattoo artist (and incidentally a researcher for Alfred Kinsey). Bad Boys and Tough Tattoos tells the story of his years working in a squalid arcade on Chicago's tough State Street. During that time he left his mark on a hundred thousand people, from youthful sailors who flaunted their tattoos as a rite of manhood to executives who had to hide...
Explore the dark subculture of 1950s tattoos In the early 1950s, when tattoos were the indelible mark of a lowlife, an erudite professor of English--...
This book is a serious study of male hustlers using experiential dialogue to introduce the reader to real-life concepts and experiences that otherwise could not be effectively conveyed. An intriguing attempt to get into the mind and personality of the male hustler through a largely imagined series of dialogues between a well-known fictional hustler and his so-called amanuensis, Samuel Steward, this unique book covers all aspects of the hustler s motivations, activities, life style, adjustments, advantages, and disadvantages. It accomplishes this dispassionately, without prejudgment, moral...
This book is a serious study of male hustlers using experiential dialogue to introduce the reader to real-life concepts and experiences that otherwise...
Recounts the experiences of a former university professor who embarks on a career as a tattoo artist and describes his customers, many of whom were gang members, sailors and corrupt policemen. He examines the motivations for tattooing and discusses sexuality, narcissism and gang membership.
Recounts the experiences of a former university professor who embarks on a career as a tattoo artist and describes his customers, many of whom were ga...
An imagined series of conversations between the author and a fictional male prostitute. Whatever insights the study contains are obscured by the author's clumsy attempt to invent characters and dialogue. Paper edition (0-918393-96-5), $8.95. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
An imagined series of conversations between the author and a fictional male prostitute. Whatever insights the study contains are obscured by the autho...
