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Stoney Knows How
In this updated edition | the extraordinary life of Stoney St. Clair—circus performer turned tattoo artist—comes to life in photos | tattoo flash | and his own words | edited by writer and filmmaker Alan Govenar. Born Leonard St. Clair in 1912 in West Virginia | Stoney discovered his passion for drawing at Johns Hopkins | where he was being treated for rheumatoid arthritis. Not deterred by his disability | he joined the circus at 15 as a sword swallower and then learned tattooing from other circus performers. From traveling with the circus to setting up tattoo shops in Tampa and Columbus | Stoney met | tattooed | and worked with some of the greatest. Vincent Canby | writing in the New York Times | described Stoney as “an ebullient little man with the gab of a circus tout (spoken in the accents of Appalachia) and a fund of bizarre stories about tattooing and unrelated matters.”
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Author: Alan Govenar
Author Information: Alan Govenar is an award-winning writer | folklorist | photographer | and filmmaker. He is president of Documentary Arts | a nonprofit organization he founded to advance essential perspectives on historical issues and diverse cultures. Govenar is a Guggenheim Fellow and the author of over 30 books. He currently lives in Dallas | Texas.
EAN: 9780764364006
Backing: Hardback
Imprint: Schiffer Publishing | Ltd.
Illustrations: illus
Pages: 208
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