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Lyle Tuttle
American tattoo artist and historian (–)
Lyle Tuttle | |
|---|---|
| Born | Lyle Gilbert Tuttle ()October 7, Chariton, Iowa, U.S. |
| Died | March 25, () (aged&#;87) Ukiah, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Tattoo artist |
| Years&#;active | s–s |
| Spouses | |
| Children | one |
Lyle Gilbert Tuttle (October 7, – March 26, ) was an American tattoo artist and historian of the medium, who had been tattooing since He tattooed Janis Joplin, Cher, Jo Baker, Paul Stanley, Jeff Scranton, and many other American musicians, actors, and celebrities.
Early life
Tuttle was born in Chariton, Iowa on October 7, and grew up in Ukiah, California.[1] He described his parents as "conservative Iowa farmers, living in California, but they really allowed me to have my own head." At the age of fourteen on a trip to San Francisco, he purchased his first tattoo for $ (equivalent to $60 today) of a heart with the word “Mother” after seeing it on the shop wall.[2]
