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Touko Valio Laaksonen (8 May 1920 – 7 November 1991), known by the pseudonym Tom of Finland, was a Finnish artist who made stylized highly masculinized homoerotic art, and influenced late 20th-century gay culture.
Nov 7, 2022 · The criminalization of homosexual acts was abolished in Finnish law in 1971 and the classification of the disease in 1981. Tom first came to Los Angeles in 1978, when Eons Gallery wanted to produce the Tom of Finland calendar and hold an exhibition of its drawings.
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Sep 1, 2020 · Tom of Finland (born Tuoko Laaksonen, 1920–1991), was an iconic and ground-breaking artist who rose to cult status in the international queer community and beyond for his work celebrating the male figure and masculinity during a time when being homosexual was taboo.
Mar 12, 2024 · Tom of Finland (1920-1991) was an artist whose stylised erotic images became icons of Gay culture in the late 20th century. His art remains popular all over the world to this day. We spoke to Durk Dehner and Richard Villani of Tom of Finland Foundation, to find out more about the man himself and his legacy.
Sep 14, 2020 · Tom of Finland, the artist and man, was born, raised and lived most of his life in his native Finland, dying there in 1991 at the age of 71. I was in my mid-twenties when Tom and I started ...
In 1984, the nonprofit Tom of Finland Foundation (ToFF) was established by Durk Dehner and his friend Tom. As Tom had established worldwide recognition as the master of homoerotic art, the Foundation’s original purpose was to preserve his vast catalog of work.
Dec 22, 2023 · World War II: Tom of Finland’s first sexual fantasies come alive. In 1939, Touko moved to Helsinki to study marketing at the School of Sales and Advertising. However, shortly after he started his studies, World War II broke out, and he was drafted as a lieutenant in the antiaircraft unit.
