Lectures and Presentations are free for all those who attend the Tattoo Expo AND wearing a day or weekend wristband.
$5.00 Admission for each lecture for those not wearing a wristband.
FRIDAY, SATURDAY, SUNDAY
FRIDAY
5:00 PM
A duel digital presentation by Chuck Eldridge and Lyle Tuttle of the life and times of Gus Wagner, "The Globe Trotting Tattoo Artist". Who, a hundred and one years ago appeared as a tattooed attraction in the sideshow and applied his trade as a tattoo artist here in St. Louis during the 1904 World's Fair. He also met and married Maud Stevens of the Stevens Sisters who was appearing at the fair. By 1910 Maud was proudly displaying a full body suit by her tattoo artist husband. Together they traveled America as "The Wagners" for the next three decades.
6:00 PM
After the presentation an open forum with friends, family members and guests of the late, great Gus and Maud Wagner. You'll meet members of the Wagner family with fond memories of Gus Wagner. This will be an a rare and amazing opportunity to be part of this interchange and discussion base on the personal remenbrances and correspondence of this tattoo legend. Secrets and surprises are sure to be revealed.
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SATURDAY
2:00 PM
Chuck Eldridge of the Tattoo Archives (Berkeley, CA) will present a free slide presentations, on the life and times of Bert Grimm, Saint Louis's native tattoo artist of the late 1920's. Chuck will be showing a rare collection of photos, business cards, design sheets and other paper collectables connected with the artist. Lecture runs over an hour.
3:00 PM
A slide presentation of 19th and 20th century tattoo equipment, tattoo shops, tattoo artists, art and designs. An incredible collection of odd and unusual images from the Lyle Tuttle Tattoo Art Museum, narrative by Lyle Tuttle.
4:00 PM
Cindy Ray and Lyle Tuttle take a look back of how it was. Listen, laugh and be amazed as these two tattoo old timers remember and share their stories about their era in tattooing. Find out what it was like being a lady tattoo artist 40 years ago in Australia, one of the few women tattooing anywhere in the world. Did Lyle really meet John Lennon? What did he tattoo on Janis Joplin? What was it like being a tattoo artist in San Francisco in the 60's? It's known that tattoo artists often corresponded with one another. How did other tattoo artists ply their trade? Who was getting tattooed back then? Three days is not enough time to hear all the stories these two tattoo icons have to tell.
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SUNDAY
1:00 PM
Chuck Eldridge of the Tattoo Archives (Berkeley, CA) will present a free slide presentations, on the life and times of Bert Grimm, Saint Louis's native tattoo artist of the 1920's. Chuck will be showing a rare collection of photos, business cards, design sheets and other paper collectables connected with the artist. Lecture runs about one hour.
2:00 PM
Chuck Eldridge of the Tattoo Archives (Berkeley, CA) will present a free slide presentations, on the life and times of Gus Wagner, "The Globe Trotting Tattoo Artist". Who, a hundred and one years ago appeared as a tattooed attraction in the sideshow and applied his trade as a tattoo artist here in St. Louis during the 1904 World's Fair. He also met and married Maud Stevens of the Stevens Sisters who was appearing at the fair. By 1910 Maud was proudly displaying a full body suit by her tattoo artist husband. Together they traveled America as "The Wagners" for the next three decades. Lecture runs about one hour.
3:00 PM
Lyle Tuttle will conduct an all new digital presentation of tattoo history, hundreds of tattoo machines, a look at tattoo shop store fronts, tattoo artists, TABC's, a few good tattoos and a few bad tattoos, tattoo designs and flash.. An incredible collection of tattoo images that will open your eyes to how it really was and on how it changed to what we know today.
4:00 PM
A second open discussion with Cindy Ray and Lyle Tuttle talking about and answering questions about the last 50 years of tattooing. Listen, laugh and be amazed as these two tattoo icons remember and share their stories about tattooing. Both artists were at their peak in the 60's and early 70's and they have plenty of stories to tell. Ask what it was like to be a women tattooing 40 years ago in Australia. Did Lyle really meet John Lennon? What did he tattoo on Janis Joplin? What was it like being a tattoo artist in San Francisco in the 60's? It's known that tattoo artists often corresponded with one another. How did other tattoo artists live? Who would get tattoos back then? Three days is not enough time to hear all the stories these two icons have to tell.
Presented by The Lyle Tuttle Tattoo Art Museum
"Dedicated to the art, art history forgot."