Edward Funk

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Crazy Philadelphia Eddie 1979

Edward Thomas Funk (* 1936 in Queens , New York City ; † October 8, 2016 ) was an American tattoo artist who made it nationally famous under the name Crazy Philadelphia Eddie . He organized the first tattoo conventions in the USA and founded the first American tattoo association, the National Tattoo Club of the World, in 1976.

Life

Membership certificate of the National Tattoo Club of the World, issued to Manfred Kohrs from "Philadelphia" Edward Funk, 1977

Edward Funk got his first tattoo at the age of 15, it was a skull. In 1952, he started working for a tattoo artist named Brooklyn Blackie, also known as Electric Rembrandt. After a short time he opened a studio on Rockaway Peninsula with Lou Rubino . He later ran his own studio in Coney Island . After the New York Health Department banned tattooing after several cases of hepatitis and closed the studios in 1961 , Funk moved to Philadelphia , opened a studio and founded a tattoo equipment company, the United Tattoo Supply Company.

In 1976, Funk co-founded and first president of the National Tattoo Club of the World, renamed the National Tattoo Association in 1978. In 2008 he played a. a. starring Don Ed Hardy and Lyle Tuttle in the documentary Hori Smoku Sailor Jerry : The Life of Norman K. Collins . In 2009, Funk participated in the Skin and Bones: Tattoos in the Life of the American Sailor exhibition at the Independence Seaport Museum in Philadelphia .

Publications

  • Eddie Funk (Ed.): Tattooing: The Life and Times of Crazy Philadelphia Eddie, My Vida Loca, Vol. 1. Ghostwriter : Dr. Eric Foemmel 2010, ISBN 1-4507-2441-8 .

literature

  • Amy Krakow: Total Tattoo Book. Hachette UK 2008, ISBN 0-446-54062-5 .
  • Steve Gilbert: Tattoo history: a source book: an anthology of historical records of tattooing throughout the world. Juno Books 2000, ISBN 1-890451-06-1 .
  • Clinton Sanders: Customizing the Body: The Art and Culture of Tattooing. Temple University Press 1989, ISBN 0-87722-764-0 .
  • Margo De Mello : Bodies of Inscription: A Cultural History of the Modern Tattoo Community. Duke University Press 2000, ISBN 0-822-32467-9 .

Web links

Commons : Edward Funk  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Shannon Cole: We Remember Crazy Philadelphia Eddie In: Tattoo-Marque Magazine, March 10, 2017.
  2. ↑ a b National Tattoo Association - Full History ( Memento of the original from September 16, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English), accessed February 2, 2014 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.nationaltattooassociation.com
  3. ↑ Margo DeMello: Bodies of Inscription: A Cultural History of the Modern Tattoo Community. P. 130.
  4. ^ Matthew P. Blanchard: 'Grandfather' of tattooing in Phila. puts down the pen At convention, enthusiasts say goodbye to an era. In: The Inquirer . February 9, 2004, archived from the original on February 5, 2014 ; accessed on February 5, 2014 .
  5. ^ The Tuscaloosa News - Apr. 4, 1966
  6. ↑ Margo DeMello: Inked: Tattoos and Body Art around the World. ABC-CLIO 2014, ISBN 1-610-6907-61 , p. 226.
  7. ↑ imdb.com , accessed February 5, 2014
  8. ↑ Craig Bruns: Skin & Bones: Tattoos in the Life of the American Sailor Independence Seaport Museum 2009, ISBN 0-913-3462-17 . Exhibition catalog.
personal data
SURNAME Funk, Edward
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Funk, Edward Thomas; Crazy Philadelphia Eddie
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American tattoo artist
DATE OF BIRTH 1936
PLACE OF BIRTH Queens , New York City
DATE OF DEATH October 8, 2016