Sutherland Macdonald
Sutherland Macdonald was a prominent English tattoo artist in the late 19th century and early 20th century, and the first tattooist in Britain with an identifiable premises open to the public. Operating in a salon in London’s Jermyn Street, he is listed in the 1894 London Post office Directory and considered the first person to offer a professional tattoo service in London, although the practice was already popular in Japan and the Middle East prior to that time.[1] Macdonald served in the British Army in the 1870s as a telegraph operator in the Royal Engineers and was in the Anglo-Zulu War.[2] He trained George Burchett.[3] He died at his home on 3 Guilford Avenue, Surbiton and is buried at Surbiton Cemetery.
Sutherland Macdonald | |
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| Born | 25 June 1860 Boundary Terrace, Leeds, Yorkshire, England |
| Died | 18 June 1942 |
| Burial place | Surbiton Cemetery |
| Occupation | Tattoo artist |
| Spouse(s) | Sophia Weedon Annie Caroline Mayne (M:1887) Amy Mary Keen (M:1934) |
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References
- "The man who started the tattoo craze in Britain is coming to a museum near you". The Independent. Retrieved 2018-07-20.
- Lodder, Matt. "Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Macdonald, Sutherland (1860–1942)". Oxford University Press. Retrieved August 10, 2016.
- Gibson, Kelly. "A Short History of Military Tattoos", VFW Magazine, vol 103, no. 10 (August 2016), p. 44.
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