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Scab Vendor: Rare Tattoo Flash and Underground Art from the Collection of Jonathan Shaw

Thu, Apr 9, 2026 11:00AM EDT
  2026-04-09 11:00:00 2026-04-09 11:00:00 America/New_York Potter & Potter Auctions Potter & Potter Auctions : Scab Vendor: Rare Tattoo Flash and Underground Art from the Collection of Jonathan Shaw https://auction.potterauctions.com/auctions/potter-potter/scab-vendor-rare-tattoo-flash-and-underground-art-from-the-collection-of-jonathan-shaw-22528
“Jonathan Shaw is the great nightmare anti-hero of the new age.” — Iggy Pop. This auction features tattoo flash by legends of the form, along with art and countercultural gems from the acclaimed personal collection of Jonathan Shaw. Purchase Catalog
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Lot 236

SHAW, Jonathan (1953 - ). "Shaw's Famous Tattoos" Hand-Painted Denim Jacket Panel. New York, ca. 1980s.

Estimate: $300 - $500
Starting Bid
$150

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SHAW, Jonathan (1953 - ). "Shaw's Famous Tattoos" Hand-Painted Denim Jacket Panel. New York, ca. 1980s.   A Levi's denim jacket (cut-out back only) with a hand-painted design for Shaw's Famous Tattoos, NYC. 

An attractive relic of Shaw's tattoo shop, Fun City Tattoo, the oldest tattoo shop in New York. 

22 x 21". 

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Collection of Jonathan Shaw.