Dave Yurkew's Tattoos
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Attended events
25th Anniversary of the First World Tattoo Convention
airplanemode_active JAN 18 - 21, 2001
Houston
20th Anniversary of the First World Tattoo Convention
airplanemode_active JAN 19 - 21, 1996
Houston
1st National Tattoo Association Convention
airplanemode_active MAR 23 - 25, 1979
Denver
First World Tattoo Convention
airplanemode_active JAN 24 - 25, 1976
Houston
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David Yurkew opened a tattoo studio in Minneapolis in 1976.
After holding the first official tattoo convention from the 24th to the 26th of January 1976, some of the tattoo artists joined the North American Tattoo Club in Houston, and chose Yurkew as their first president. He went on to host another 6 consecutive World Tattoo Conventions through 1982. In 1996 the convention for the 20th anniversary together with Lyle Tuttle in Houston.