Download Maud Wagner Background. Maud stevens was a young aerialist and contortionist who worked the circus and state fair circuit at the dawn of the 20th century. Maud wagner (wife of gus wagner).
Maud wagner, the first female tattoo artist in america, photographed in 1901.
Gus taught her to tattoo (in trade for a date, they say) and she was also an aerialist and contortionist in a circus. Gus taught her to tattoo (in trade for a date, they say) and she was also an aerialist and contortionist in a circus. Born maud stevens in 1877, the lyon county, kansas native began her career in the arts as a performer, working as an aerialist, acrobat. Maud van wagner was born in month 1879, at birth place, to john halmagh van wagoner and nancy elizabeth van wagoner (born young).