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TATTOOS JOIN US FOR THE WILSON CENTER'S 8th ANNUAL HIDDEN RIVER ART FESTIVAL NOW FEATURING 100 MIDWESTERN ARTISTS! of Milwaukee icon at Milwaukee Art Museum THE MILWAUKEE ART MUSEUM might not be the first stop for visitors to the Harley-Davidson 110th anniversary celebration this month, but it certainly should attract many of them with its first tattoo art exhibition. Tattoo: Flash Art of Amund Dietzel highlights the tenacity of an immigrant entrepreneur, and the vision of an original artist, as well as the endurance of a craft that has finally come of age. Known as the "Master in Milwaukee," Dietzel began his career as a sailor, where he first honed his skills as a tattoo artist. Eventually, covered in ink neck to ankle, Dietzel traveled with carnivals as a sideshow and made his way to Milwaukee where he became the region's premier tattoo artist. SEPTEMBER 14 - 15 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM TICKETS: $5 (FREE UNDER 12) PLUS! HANDS - ON ACTIVITIES FOR CHILDREN & ADULTS LOCATED IN BROOKFIELD'S BEAUTIFUL MITCHELL PARK OFF OF CAPITOL DRIVE 34 Dietzel helped define the look of the "traditional" or "old school" tattoo, kept the practice alive through two World Wars, and passed on the best practices of his craft to the next generation through the decades. "This exhibition is a great celebration of a Milwaukee icon, so what better time to have it on view than during a time when we celebrate 110 years of another great Milwaukee icon, Harley-Davidson," said Daniel Keegan, director of the Milwaukee Art Museum. "I am excited to expand the Museum's boundaries to include tattoo art in our galleries." Tattoo is curated by David Russick, with guest curator Jon Reiter, a local tattoo artist. Reiter has spent years amassing a comprehensive collection of Dietzel "flash" (tattoo design drawings) and peripheral Dietzel Studio material, and has written extensively on Dietzel's life and career.