Tattooing in the Heartland: Prof. Mike Huff (PRE-ORDER) $50

THESE WILL SHIP ON OR AROUND MARCH 21ST

In 2016 I began researching a historic Indiana tattoo artist named Mike Huff. My first introduction was through a newspaper article. Little did I know that his name would lead me to many pivotal moments in my journey as a tattoo artist and my interest in the history of merican tattooing. After hundreds of hours of research Royal Art Books is proud to announce the release of “Tattooing in the heartland: Prof. Mike Huff”

This biography explores the story of a previously unknown story of old-time tattooist Mike Huff. His career began in 1907 and ended with the illegalization  of tattooing in 1963. Its pages contain 5 never published sheets of flash from Huff and 4 from his friend and contemporary Wilbur King (whom we did a book about in 2018). Huff had ties to the likes of Gus Wagner, Percy Waters, Lyle Tuttle and many others throughout his almost 60 year career. The book explores his career and personal life, contains his own hand painted flash, military history, stories and anecdotes from correspondence between himself and other tattooers and never before seen photographs of an important forefather or tattooing. 

Proudly Printed in the USA 

80lb gloss paper stock

6x9 US trade paperback size