Tattooed: A Participant Observer's Exploration of Meaning

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Journal of American CultureVolume 22, Issue 2 p. 53-58 Tattooed: A Participant Observer's Exploration of Meaning Shannon Bell, Shannon Bell Received her BA in anthropology from the University of California-Berkeley. After graduating from UCB, she spent three months interning at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History in the Social History Department's Costume Collection, and another month at the Oakland Museum of California through a generous award from the Region-V Costume Society of America. Shannon recently relocated to New York City to pursue her MA in Visual Culture: Costume Studies at New York University and a career in the field of Costume History and Curation, Visual Culture and the Anthropology of Adornment. She is currently a curatorial intern at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum for the upcoming exhibit “Armani,” an examination of work by Italian fashon designer Georgio Armani, opening in October 2000.Search for more papers by this author Shannon Bell, Shannon Bell Received her BA in anthropology from the University of California-Berkeley. After graduating from UCB, she spent three months interning at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History in the Social History Department's Costume Collection, and another month at the Oakland Museum of California through a generous award from the Region-V Costume Society of America. Shannon recently relocated to New York City to pursue her MA in Visual Culture: Costume Studies at New York University and a career in the field of Costume History and Curation, Visual Culture and the Anthropology of Adornment. She is currently a curatorial intern at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum for the upcoming exhibit “Armani,” an examination of work by Italian fashon designer Georgio Armani, opening in October 2000.Search for more papers by this author First published: 22 March 2004 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1542-734X.1999.2202_53.xCitations: 24AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat Citing Literature Volume22, Issue2Summer 1999Pages 53-58 RelatedInformation