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Jacci Gresham

1961–

United States

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Jacci Gresham (born 1951) is an American tattoo artist, and the first known Black female tattoo artist in the United States. Her shop, Aart Accent Tattoos & Body Piercing, is Louisiana's oldest continuous tattoo business. At the time of its opening, she was one of only five practicing female tattoo artists in the United States, and the only woman doing tattooing in New Orleans.

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