Counter-cultural icon Peter Fonda takes us on a comprehensive journey through the world of tattooing. From early tribal origins and eastern influences, right through to adoption in the mainstream and gradual acceptance as an art form, tattooing has been elevated to both art and an intense form of self-expression.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
016783
Language
English
Audience classification
Mediatheque - not for children (ACMI classified)
Subject categories
Crafts & Visual Arts → Art, Modern
Crafts & Visual Arts → Art, Primitive
Crafts & Visual Arts → Artists
Crafts & Visual Arts → Counterculture - United States
Crafts & Visual Arts → Decorative arts
Crafts & Visual Arts → Movement in art
Crafts & Visual Arts → Tattooing
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Tattooing
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)
MOV file H264; ACMI Digital Access Copy - presentation