Definition
Who is Sailor Jerry?
Sailor Jerry was the nickname of Norman Keith Collins (1911–1973), an American tattooer based in Honolulu who profoundly shaped traditional American tattooing. He refined the iconography, introduced new pigments and inspired generations of tattooers.
His flash sheets are still widely tattooed today and his legacy lives on through his apprentices and licensed iconography.
Examples
- The Sailor Jerry eagle
- Classic swallow flash
- Anchor-and-rose compositions