Millie Hull | Felt

Mildred Hull

This needle felted and embroidered piece is of Mildred Hull. Most people called her Millie.

Her life was as fascinating as her fully body tattoos! Leaving school at age 13, Millie figured out how to make her way within society’s boundaries. She earned a living as a burlesque; an oddity in the circus as a tattoo lady; to the first woman tattoo parlor owner in NYC. She was a tough as nails, and referred to as the “Queen of the Bowery”.

 

Felt Painting

 

• Wool fiber
• Embroidery thread

10" x 10" (framed)