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-!This is the American traditional
-tattoo style.

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-!Uniform outlines, flat colors,
-and classic designs.

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-!But did you know that Wisconsin
-artists played a huge role

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-in this style's history?

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-Arman diesel, -a Norwegian born sailor
-turned tattoo artist,

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-operated a shop in Milwaukee
-from the 19

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-teens up until the city made
-tattooing illegal in 1967.

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-!He tattooed thousands of people
-and helped

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-!develop, popularize and pass on
-!the American traditional style.

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-Some of his designs,

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-like this horned
-profile of a woman,

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-are still extremely popular
-today.

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-All this led to diesel
-being nicknamed

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-the Master of Milwaukee
-and Rembrandt of the ride.