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词条 Sailor Jerry
释义

  1. Biography

  2. Body artist

  3. Legacy

  4. Image rights

  5. Personal life

  6. References

  7. External links

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| name = Sailor Jerry
| other_names = Norman K. Collins, Norman "Sailor Jerry" Collins, NKC, Sailor Jerry, SJ, $
| image = Norman Keith Collins.jpg
| image_size = 300px
| caption =
| birth_name = Norman Keith Collins
| birth_date = January 14, 1911
| birth_place = Reno, Nevada
| death_date = {{death date and age|1973|06|12|1911|01|14|mf=yes}}
| death_place = Honolulu, Hawaii
| spouse = Louise Collins (wife)
| death_cause =
| known =
| occupation = Tattoo artist, sailor, Musician}}Norman Keith Collins (January 14, 1911 – June 12, 1973), known popularly as Sailor Jerry, was a prominent American tattoo artist in Hawaii who was well known for his sailor tattoos.[1]

Biography

Norman Keith Collins was born on January 14, 1911 in Reno but grew up in Northern California. As a child he hopped freight trains across the country and learned tattooing from a man named "Big Mike" from Palmer, Alaska, originally using the hand-pricking method. In the late 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|date=March 2015}}

At age 19, Collins enlisted in the United States Navy. During his subsequent travels at sea, he was exposed to the art and imagery of Southeast Asia. During his career as a tattoo artist, he worked as a licensed skipper of a large three-masted schooner, on which he conducted tours of the Hawaiian islands.{{citation needed|date=June 2018}}

In addition to sailing and tattooing, he played the saxophone in his own dance band and frequently hosted his own radio show, where he was known as "Old Ironsides".[1][3][4][5]

Body artist

Sailor Jerry made significant contributions to the art of tattooing. He expanded the array of colors available by developing his own pigments. He created custom needle formations that embedded pigment with much less trauma to the skin. He became one of the first artists to utilize single-use needles. He also was one of the first tattoo studios to use an autoclave to sterilize equipment.[6]

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

Among Sailor Jerry's most well known designs were:

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

Sailor Jerry's influence on the art of modern tattooing is widely recognized.[7]

Sailor Jerry wanted at least one of three proteges/friends – Ed Hardy, Mike Malone, or Zeke Owen – to take over his shop (or else burn it) when he died.[8]

Since 2015, an annual independently produced event 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 show - featured artists have included Sailor Jerry's great-grand niece Madison Thomas, local artists, and Masami Teraoka, movie screenings, a pin-up fashion show – where models wear outfits designed from Sailor Jerry flash, neighborhood tours, and tattoos available at three area shops, including Sailor Jerry's last location.[9]

A portion of the proceeds from the event is donated every year to the Collins family by the festival founder (Jason Miller of 808shows.com/Hawaiian Express Records) and his co-host 'Josh86' (a popular musician and entrepreneur).

Image rights

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In 1999, Ed Hardy and Mike Malone partnered with Steven Grasse from the Philadelphia-based creative agency, Quaker City Mercantile, to establish Sailor Jerry Ltd.[10][11] The limited company, which owns the commercial rights to Collins' letters, art, and flash (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 nearly all its items in the United States and sells them from the company's web site. The company also showcases rising talents within the Tattoo industry in its "Artist Series" which it describes as a way to "keep Sailor Jerry's legacy alive and kicking".

Sailor Jerry Ltd. produces a 92 proof spiced Navy rum featuring a quintessential Sailor Jerry hula girl on the label. As the bottle is emptied, additional pin-up girls designed by Sailor Jerry are visible on the inner side of the label. The rum is distilled in the U.S. Virgin Islands. It takes its influence from Caribbean 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 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. There is a legal disagreement as to his naming rights.[13]

Personal life

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

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

References

1. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.tattooarchive.com/tattoo_history/collins_norman_sailor_jerry.html |title=Norman Keith Collins |work=Tattoo Archive |year=2015 |accessdate=October 10, 2015 |deadurl=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111105134342/http://www.tattooarchive.com/tattoo_history/collins_norman_sailor_jerry.html |archivedate=November 5, 2011 |df=mdy-all }}
2. ^{{cite book|first=Margo |last=DeMello |title=Encyclopedia of Body Adornment |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=s0122BsqrZwC&pg=PA74|accessdate=August 13, 2012|year=2007|publisher=ABC-CLIO|isbn=978-0-313-33695-9|page=74}}
3. ^{{cite web|url=http://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/locate?select=city&city=Honolulu&state=HI|title=Radio Stations in Honolulu, Hawaii.|website=radio-locator.com}}
4. ^{{cite web|url=http://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/finder?sr=Y&s=C&call=ktrg|title=KTRG-FM 94.1 MHz Radio Station Information|website=radio-locator.com}}
5. ^Old Ironside Tattoo, 1033 Smith St, Honolulu, HI 96817
6. ^{{cite book|first=Janey |last=Levy |title=Tattoos in Modern Society |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HItttnt8uQgC&pg=PA47 |accessdate=August 13, 2012|date=September 1, 2008|publisher=The Rosen Publishing Group|isbn=978-1-4042-1829-1|page=47}}
7. ^See, e.g., Margo DeMello, Bodies of Inscription: A Cultural History of the Modern Tattoo Community (2000); Arnold Rubin, "The Tattoo Renaissance", in Marks of Civilization: Artistic Transformations of the Human Body, ed. Arnold Rubin (1988); documentary film, "Hori Smoku: Sailor Jerry, The Life of Norman K. Collins" (2008).
8. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.horismokumovie.com |title=Hori Smoku Sailor Jerry – Synopsis |work=horismokumovie.com |accessdate=October 10, 2015 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150928073755/http://horismokumovie.com/ |archivedate=September 28, 2015 |df=mdy-all }}
9. ^{{cite web |url=http://sjfest.wix.com/sjfest |title=The Sailor Jerry Festival |work=sjfest.wix.com |year=2015 |accessdate=October 10, 2015 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150613015140/http://sjfest.wix.com/sjfest |archivedate=June 13, 2015 |df=mdy-all }}
10. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.burn-blog.com/8592/meet-steven-grasse-history-in-a-bottle/|title=Meet Steven Grasse: History in a Bottle|publisher=}}
11. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.mensjournal.com/food-drink/drinks/the-admans-whiskey-lab-20140505|title=The Adman's Whiskey Lab|publisher=}}
12. ^{{cite web |url= http://www.morningadvertiser.co.uk/Drinks/Spirits-Cocktails/Sailor-Jerry-gets-revamp |title=Sailor Jerry gets revamp |first=Sonya |last=Hook |work=Morning Advertiser |date=March 4, 2010 |accessdate=October 10, 2015}}
13. ^{{cite magazine|url=http://www.artslabormagazine.com/stewed-screwed-and-tattooed-the-selling-of-sailor-jerry/|publisher=ARTS+LABOR|title=STEWED, SCREWED AND TATTOOED: The Selling of Sailor Jerry|date=October 31, 2014|author=Michael Corcoran}}

External links

  • Sailor Jerry Festival
  • {{Find a Grave|16449022|Norman Keith "Sailor Jerry" Collins}}
  • [https://myspace.com/horismokumovie "Hori Smoku Sailor Jerry"] (2008 documentary film)
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