The University of Southern Indiana History Department will host former USI student, Clint Vaught, owner of local tattoo studio, Cross & Crown, at 6:00 p.m. Tuesday, March 15 in Kleymeyer Hall in the Liberal Arts Center. The presentation, “Applied History: Tattooing in the Heartland,” is the first in the Applied History series. Vaught’s talk will focus on the history of tattooing practices in Southern Indiana and the surrounding areas, with a focus on tattoo artists working in Evansville from the 1920’s through the 1950’s.

Sponsored by the USI History Department, the talk is free and open to the public. For more information, please contact Dr. Kristalyn Shefveland, at 812- 461-5434 or kmshefvela@usi.edu.