Convict Tattoos : Marked Men and Women of Australia / Simon Barnard
- Bib ID:
- 8053027
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Barnard, Simon, (Writer, illustrator, and collector of colonial artifacts), author
- Online Access:
- National edeposit: Onsite at National Library of Australia
- Related Online Resources:
- Thumbnail
- Access Conditions:
- National edeposit: Available onsite at national, state and territory libraries
- Description:
-
- Melbourne, Victoria : The Text Publishing Company, [2016]
- ©2016
- 1 online resource (128 pages)
- File Characteristics:
- text file EPUB 18.4MB
- ISBN:
- 9781925410235
- Technical Details:
- Mode of access: Available online.
- Summary:
-
At least thirty-seven per cent of male convicts and fifteen per cent of female convicts were tattooed by the time they arrived in the penal colonies, making Australians quite possibly the world's most heavily tattooed English-speaking people of the nineteenth century. Each convict's details, including their tattoos, were recorded when they disembarked, providing an extensive physical account of Australia's convict men and women. Simon Barnard has meticulously combed through those records to reveal a rich pictorial history. Convict Tattoos explores various aspects of tattooing-from the symbolism of tattoo motifs to inking methods, from their use as means of identification and control to expressions of individualism and defiance-providing a fascinating glimpse of the lives of the people behind the records. Simon Barnard was born and grew up in Launceston. He spent a lot of time in the bush as a boy, which led to an interest in Tasmanian history. He is a writer, illustrator and collector of colonial artifacts. He now lives in Melbourne. He won the Eve Pownall Award for Information Books in the 2015 Children's Book Council of Australia's Book of the Year awards for his first book, A-Z of Convicts in Van Diemen's Land. Convict Tattoos is his second book. 'The early years of penal settlement have been recounted many times, yet Convict Tattoos genuinely breaks new ground by examining a common if neglected feature of convict culture found among both male and female prisoners.' Australian 'This niche subject has proved fertile ground for Barnard-who is ink-free-by providing a glimpse into the lives of the people behind the historical records, revealing something of their thoughts, feelings and experiences.' Mercury 'The best thing to happen in Australian tattoo history since Cook landed. A must-have for any tattoo historian.' Brett Stewart, Australian Tattoo Museum.
- Notes:
- General.
- Subject:
-
- Prison tattoos -- Australia -- History
- Prisoners -- Australia
- Tattooed people -- Australia -- History
- Tattooing -- Australia -- Pictorial works
- Tattooing -- Australia -- History
- Art / Body Art & Tattooing
- ART
- Australasian & Pacific history
- Australia & New Zealand
- Body art & tattooing
- History - Australia & Oceania
- HISTORY
- Prisoners
- Tattooed people
- Tattooing
- Australia
- Australian
- Genre/Form:
- History
- Other authors/contributors:
- Text Publishing
- Copyright:
-
In Copyright
You may copy under some circumstances, for example you may copy a portion for research or study. Order a copy through Copies Direct to the extent allowed under fair dealing. Contact us for further information about copying.
Copyright status was determined using the following information:
- Material type:
- Literary, dramatic or musical work
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 2016
Copyright status may not be correct if data in the record is incomplete or inaccurate. Other access conditions may also apply. For more information please see: Copyright in library collections.