Classic Tattoo Flash - From the Hardy Passalacqua Collection: Don Ed Hardy - The Seventies new He is the author of

He is the author of the photobooks Somnambulate Taipei (2020) and Side Effects of City (2021)

More than a study of tattooing

Published by Hardy Marks Publications

this flash adorned the walls of tattoo shops or was shown in travel books to eager prospective clients

for tattooers this book is an essential working resource tool with hundreds of sellable flash designs to offer your clients

Classic Tattoo Flash - From the Hardy Passalacqua Collection: Don Ed Hardy - The Seventies new He is the author ofIn Western tattooing, there has long been a tradition of using flash, a prepared sheet of tattoo designs, to sell, inspire and apply tattoos. In many cases, this flash adorned the walls of tattoo shops or was shown in travel books to eager prospective clients. Flash was a necessity when serving large numbers of clients in rapid repetition, as was the case when a navy ship docked with a crew eager to get "stewed, screwed and tattooed!" There was often