Sailor Jerry Hula Girl Poster Appraisal

Sailor Jerry Hula Girl Poster

This is a contemporary promotional poster featuring the iconic 'Hula Girl' tattoo flash art by Norman 'Sailor Jerry' Collins. The artwork depicts a pin-up style woman in a high-slit red dress with white floral patterns, set against a tan or parchment-colored background. The text at the top reads '*THE ORIGINAL* SAILOR JERRY' in a bold, vintage-style serif font, accompanied by a stylized 'Sailor Jerry' signature in the lower right area. The poster is framed by several small black nautical stars. Measuring approximately 18 by 24 inches, the piece is printed on what appears to be a medium-weight semi-gloss paper stock. Notable condition notes include slight curling at the edges, consistent with being stored in a tube, and a small pinhole or staple mark in the upper right corner. At the very bottom left, fine print reads 'DRINK SAILOR JERRY RESPONSIBLY,' identifying this as a piece of marketing merchandise for the Sailor Jerry Spiced Rum brand rather than an original vintage tattoo flash sheet. The craftsmanship reflects modern digital printing techniques, maintaining the bold black outlines and simplified color palette characteristic of mid-20th-century traditional Americana tattooing.