Representative work by Tom of Finland
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Tom of Finland

b. 1920, Kaarina, Finland · Based in Helsinki, Finland & Los Angeles, CA, USA (d. 1991)

  • Töölö School of Advertising Art, Helsinki
  • Graphite Drawing
  • Illustration
  • Gouache

Tom of Finland (Touko Laaksonen) was a revolutionary draftsman whose hyper-masculine, joyfully erotic depictions of leathermen, sailors, and lumberjacks shaped post-war gay pride, visual liberation, and queer iconology.

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