The Tattooed Venus and the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo – Sydney 1937 – Flashbak

The Tattooed Venus and the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo – Sydney 1937 – Flashbak

In 1937 Fred Harris had a small shop in Sussex Street, Sydney. Sailors provided most of the canvases for Fred’s skin paintings but he also tattooed horses on jockeys, flowers on legs and women with beauty spots. Among the more popular tattoos were Australian flags and Kangaroos for sailors of the visiting American Fleet. The … Read more