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Donyale Luna photographed by her husband Luigi Cazzaniga, 1970s.

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Audrey Hepburn by Earl Theisen, 1954

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“Beware of Artists” - Actual poster issued by Senator Joseph McCarthy in 1950s, at height of the red scare.

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Guy Bourdin

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Mamaceqtaw tattooing tool, early 20th century This wood handled tool with metal tines lashed to the tip was made and used by Mamaceqtaw (Menominee) people in what is now Wisconsin during the early 20th century. Today it is in the collection of a museum as part of a larger toolkit that also includes charcoal used as a base for tattoo ink, and a ceramic sherd used as a surface for mixing and holding pigment. One historical account notes that Mamaceqtaw tattoo pigment included “bear gal,” a mixture of birch bark charcoal and roots of skunk cabbage, deer’s ear, red top, and others plants.

Archaeological research from elsewhere in eastern North America has shown that bone points were used for tattooing before the introduction of metal needles, while traditional knowledge also recalls use of fish teeth, thorns, porcupine quills, and flint. By the time this tool was used, tattooing among the Mamaceqtaw was primarily medicinal, and used for treating muscle and joint pains and headaches. reposting from Aaron Deter-Wolf (Tennessee Division of Archeology)