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Crewman Jerry

Born	Norman Keith Collins January fourteen, 1911 Reno, Nevada
Died	June 12, 1973(1973-06-12) (aged 62) Honolulu, Hawaii
Other names	Norman K. Collins, Norman "Sailor Jerry" Collins, NKC, Sailor Jerry, SJ, $
Occupation	Tattoo artist, sailor, Musician
Spouse(southward)	Louise Collins (wife)

Norman Keith Collins (January 14, 1911 – June 12, 1973), known popularly every bit Crewman Jerry, was a prominent American tattoo artist in Hawaii who was well known for his sailor tattoos.^[i]

Biography [edit]

Norman Keith Collins was born on January 14, 1911, in Reno only grew up in Northern California. As a kid he hopped freight trains across the state and learned tattooing from a man named "Big Mike" from Palmer, Alaska, originally using the hand-pricking method. In the belatedly 1920s he met Tatts Thomas from Chicago who taught him how to use a tattoo machine. He practiced on drunks brought in from Skid Row.^[2] He later sailed the Pacific Ocean before settling in Hawaii in the 1930s.^{[ citation needed ]}

At age nineteen, Collins enlisted in the U.s. Navy. During his subsequent travels at sea, he was exposed to the art and imagery of Southeast Asia. During his career equally a tattoo artist, he worked as a licensed skipper of a large three-masted schooner, on which he conducted tours of the Hawaiian islands.^{[ commendation needed ]}

In addition to sailing and tattooing, he played the saxophone in his own dance ring and frequently hosted his own radio show, where he was known as "Quondam Ironsides".^[1] ^[3] ^[iv] ^[v]

Body artist [edit]

Crewman Jerry made significant contributions to the fine art of tattooing. He expanded the assortment of colors available by developing his own pigments. He created custom needle formations that embedded pigment with much less trauma to the peel. He became one of the commencement artists to use single-apply needles. His tattoo studio was i of the first to use an autoclave to sterilize equipment.^[6]

Collin's final studio was at 1033 Smith Street in Honolulu's Chinatown, then the simply place on the island where tattoo studios were located.

Among Sailor Jerry'due south virtually well known designs were:

Bottles of alcohol
Snakes
Wildcats
The infamous "Aloha" monkey
Eagles, falcons and other birds of casualty
Swallows
Motor heads and pistons
Nautical stars
Classically styled scroll banners
Knives, guns and other weapons
Dice
Anchors
Hawaii themes
Pivot-up girls

Legacy [edit]

Sailor Jerry'southward influence on the art of modern tattooing is widely recognized.^[seven]

Sailor Jerry wanted at least ane of three protégés/friends – Ed Hardy, Mike Malone, or Zeke Owen – to take over his store (or else burn down it) when he died.^[8] ^{[ clarification needed ]}

Since 2015, an annual independently produced upshot now takes place in Hawaii every June called the "Sailor Jerry Festival" to honor Collins's legacy and Chinatown roots on Oahu. The multi-venue event includes live music, DJ's, cabaret performances, an art bear witness - featured artists have included Sailor Jerry's great-grand niece Madison Thomas, local artists, and Masami Teraoka, movie screenings, a pin-upwardly fashion prove – where models wearable outfits designed from Sailor Jerry flash, neighborhood tours, and tattoos available at 3 area shops, including Sailor Jerry'south last location.^[9] A portion of the gain from the outcome is donated every year to the Collins family past the festival founder (Jason Miller of 808shows.com/Hawaiian Express Records) and his co-host 'Josh86' (a popular musician and entrepreneur).

Image rights [edit]

Examples of trade from Crewman Jerry Ltd.

In 1999, Ed Hardy and Mike Malone partnered with Steven Grasse from the Philadelphia-based creative bureau, Quaker Metropolis Mercantile, to establish Sailor Jerry Ltd.^[x] ^[xi] The express company, which owns the commercial rights to Collins' letters, art, and wink (tattoos), uses his designs on clothing and items such as ash trays, sneakers, playing cards, churchkeys and shot glasses. As an anti-sweatshop company, Sailor Jerry Ltd. produces well-nigh all its items in the United States and sells them from the company's web site. The company as well showcases rising talents within the Tattoo industry in its "Artist Serial" which information technology describes as a way to "keep Sailor Jerry'south legacy alive and kicking".

Sailor Jerry Ltd. produces a 92 proof spiced Navy rum featuring a quintessential Sailor Jerry hula girl on the label. Equally the bottle is emptied, additional pin-up girls designed past Sailor Jerry are visible on the inner side of the characterization. The rum is distilled in the U.S. Virgin Islands. It takes its influence from Caribbean area rum, which sailors would spice with flavors from the Far East and Asia. In 2010, the 40% ABV formula being sold in the United kingdom of great britain and northern ireland was changed to include a less sweet taste in a move that was described as more "vanilla and caramel flavours".^[12]

None of Collins' family profit from his creations or the things that have come from them since. In that location is a legal disagreement every bit to his naming rights.^[13]

Personal life [edit]

Sailor Jerry was married more than once and his widow Louise still resides in Hawaii, as do several of his children, grandchildren, and dandy-grandchildren.

He is buried in the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, a armed services cemetery located in Punchbowl Crater in Honolulu.^[1]

References [edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c "Norman Keith Collins". Tattoo Archive. 2015. Archived from the original on November 5, 2011. Retrieved October 10, 2015. {{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^ DeMello, Margo (2007). Encyclopedia of Body Beautification. ABC-CLIO. p. 74. ISBN978-0-313-33695-nine . Retrieved August 13, 2012.
^ "Radio Stations in Honolulu, Hawaii". radio-locator.com.
^ "KTRG-FM 94.1 MHz Radio Station Information". radio-locator.com.
^ Sometime Ironside Tattoo, 1033 Smith St, Honolulu, HI 96817
^ Levy, Janey (September ane, 2008). Tattoos in Modern Social club. The Rosen Publishing Group. p. 47. ISBN978-1-4042-1829-1 . Retrieved August xiii, 2012.
^ See, e.g., Margo DeMello, Bodies of Inscription: A Cultural History of the Modernistic Tattoo Community (2000); Arnold Rubin, "The Tattoo Renaissance", in Marks of Culture: Artistic Transformations of the Man Body, ed. Arnold Rubin (1988); documentary film, "Hori Smoku: Sailor Jerry, The Life of Norman One thousand. Collins" (2008).
^ "Hori Smoku Sailor Jerry – Synopsis". horismokumovie.com. Archived from the original on September 28, 2015. Retrieved Oct 10, 2015.
^ "The Sailor Jerry Festival". sjfest.wix.com. 2015. Archived from the original on June 13, 2015. Retrieved October x, 2015.
^ "Meet Steven Grasse: History in a Canteen".
^ "The Adman'south Whiskey Lab".
^ Hook, Sonya (March 4, 2010). "Sailor Jerry gets revamp". Morn Advertiser . Retrieved October 10, 2015.
^ Michael Corcoran (October 31, 2014). "STEWED, SCREWED AND TATTOOED: The Selling of Crewman Jerry". ARTS+LABOR.