Dr Matt Lodder is a Senior Lecturer in Art History and Theory, Director of American Studies at the University of Essex, Tattoo Historian, and author of ‘Painted People: Humanity in 21 Tattoos’. Dr Matt Lodder is a Senior Lecturer in Art History and Theory, Director of American Studies at the University of Essex, Tattoo Historian, and author of ‘Painted People: Humanity in 21 Tattoos’.