Stoney Knows How by Alan Govenar - 9780764364006

Stoney Knows HowLife as a Sideshow Tattoo Artist, 3rd Edition\nAuthor(s): Alan Govenar\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Schiffer Publishing Ltd, United States\nImprint: Schiffer Publishing Ltd\nISBN-13: 9780764364006, 978-0764364006\nSynopsis\nThe colorful life and work of Stoney St. Clair, an American tattoo icon.\n\nIn this updated edition of Stoney Knows How, the extraordinary life of Stoney St. Claircircus performer turned tattoo artistcomes to life in photos, tattoo flash, and his own words, edited by writer and filmmaker Alan Govenar. \n\nBorn 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. \n\nFrom traveling with the circus to setting up tattoo shops in Tampa and Columbus, Stoney met, tattooed, and worked with some of the [url] Canby, wri.