Nordstrom, Jon - Danish Tattooing. Director's Cut

"'Danish Tattooing' traces the visual development of tattooing from 1895 up to the present day, with special attention paid to the Golden Age of the 1960s, an era particularly rich with fascinating tales from a rough scene.
The book is full of anecdotes and historical photographs of larger-than-life characters and tattooing hotspots, including the raw area of Nyhavn, where sailors and drunk Swedes got tattooed, the even rougher Istedgade, which developed into a new tattooing hub in the 1980s, and Copenhagen, which was the heart and soul of tattooing in Scandinavia until the mid-70s.
This 'Director’s Cut' goes even deeper into this rich history, taking a closer look at the beginning of the scene in the early 1900s and following it into the 1980s with new photography and in-depth profiles of famous (and sometimes infamous) tattoo artists throughout Scandinavia. The book is full of anecdotes and historical photographs of larger-than-life characters and tattooing hotspots, covering famous artists’ flash books, their custom tattooing machines, and ribald stories from their lives as tattoo artists, giving readers a new chance to discover the heart and soul of the Danish tattooing tradition." (publisher's note)

Review:
"Hands up who likes Denmark.
Hands up who likes tattoos.
Hands up who likes cool books.
Well today is your lucky day because ‘Danish Tattooing – Director’s Cut’ has all your Scando-tatt-art bases covered in one beautifully put together, ink-injected tome. This is a seriously in-depth look at the evolution of the distinctive Danish tattooing scene from the 1890s right up to modern day. With fascinating profiles of legendary Danish tattooists alongside their own hair-raising anecdotes alongside striking illustrations taken from their personal flash books as well as photos of their custom made tatt machines, this immense book is the literary (and far less expensive) equivalent to a hazy stag weekend in Copenhagen." (Neil Summers)