George Professor Burchett was arguably the most famous tattoo artist in the UK and Europe throughout the first half of the twentieth century.
He continued tattooing until his death in 1953 at the age of 80..
In the 1930s, he developed cosmetic tattooing with such techniques as permanently darkening eyebrows.
He constantly designed new tattoos from his worldwide travel, incorporating African, Japanese and Southeast Asian motifs into his work.
He developed his tattooing skills while traveling overseas in the Navy.
Finding an early love for the art of tattooing he was expelled from school at age 12 for tattooing his classmates and joined the Royal Navy at age 13.
With a career spanning over fifty years he tattooed everyone from servicemen to royalty and earning himself the title of \'King of Tattooists\'.
George Professor Burchett was arguably the most famous tattoo artist in the UK and Europe throughout the first half of the twentieth century
