TATTOO. La Belle Irène, tattooed woman, circa... - Lot 176 - Marie-Saint Germain

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TATTOO. La Belle Irène, tattooed woman, circa... - Lot 176 - Marie-Saint Germain
TATTOO. La Belle Irène, tattooed woman, circa 1890. American posters Ch. Levy 10, rue Martel Paris. Lithographed poster in color, 120 x 87 cm. Irene Woodward alias La belle Irène eclipsed Nora Hildebrandt on the Barnum & Bailey's circus stage. Her body was inked by Samuel O'Reilly and his apprentice, Charlie Wagner, two pioneers of American tattooing. She also worked at Bunnell's museum with Chang, the giant Chinese, Captain Bates and a few other freaks. Irene also toured Europe to show her father's tattoos.
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