A style of tattooing called "black and gray realism" has its roots in East Los Angeles' Chicano culture. It moved from penal institutions, to the barrios, to high-end tattoo shops around the world.

His work, along with other examples of the black-and-gray style, is on view at the Natural History Museum as part of the traveling “Tattoo” exhibition that opened Sunday.

Black-and-gray—along with other fashion choices of Chicanos—were penetrating youth culture, from the Pendletons and Dickies favored by surf bros to the arched eyeliner and faux chola tattoos ...

According to the tattoo artist, the girl got an American flag tattoo on her arm at Black Onyx Empire Tattoo in Yuma, Arizona when she was 9, and she recently came in for a touch up at age 10. She ...

According to the tattoo artist, the girl got an American flag tattoo on her arm at Black Onyx Empire Tattoo in Yuma, Arizona when she was 9, and she recently came in for a touch up at age 10. She ...

YUMA, Ariz. (KPHO/Gray News) – A young girl is sparking debate online after she got a permanent tattoo at age 9.According to the tattoo artist, the girl got an American flag tattoo on her arm at Black ...

YUMA, Ariz. (KPHO/Gray News) – A young girl is sparking debate online after she got a permanent tattoo at age 9.According to the tattoo artist, the girl got an American flag tattoo on her arm at ...

According to the tattoo artist, the girl got an American flag tattoo on her arm at Black Onyx Empire Tattoo in Yuma, Arizona when she was 9, and she recently came in for a touch up at age 10. She ...