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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. He has been called the "most influential creator of gay pornographic images " by cultural historian Joseph W. Slade. [2]
Jul 11, 2023 · Tom, of Finland, 1920-1991 -- Catalogs, Erotic drawing -- Catalogs, Gay men in art -- Catalogs. Publisher. Köln ; New York : Taschen. Collection. inlibrary; printdisabled; internetarchivebooks. Contributor. Internet Archive. Language. English; French; German.
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Feb 13, 2024 · Tom of Finland, 1920-1991. Publication date. 2012. Topics. Tom of Finland, 1920-1991, Gay erotic drawing -- Finland, Gay men in art. Publisher. Köln ; [London] : Taschen. Collection. internetarchivebooks; inlibrary; printdisabled.
Jun 4, 2020 · Tom of Finland is the artist name of Finnish Touko Laaksonen (1920, Kaarina – 1991, Helsinki). He signed his erotic work “Tom”, and when his drawings were first published in 1957, the now world-famous “Tom of Finland” was born. “Touko Laaksonen” was kept for family and colleagues; both friends and fans have always simply called ...
Tom of Finland was born Touko Laaksonen in 1920 in Kaarina, then a rural area in the southwestern part of Finland. In 1939, after graduating from high school, Laaksonen went to art school in Helsinki to study advertising, but he soon had to suspend his studies because of World War II. After the war he completed his degree and also learned to ...
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. “Although he never attended a march or waved a banner at a demonstration, in the second half of the 20th century no one did ...
Artist Tom of Finland (born Touko Laaksonen) rose to fame as one of the most significant erotic artists of the last century. He was prolific, having created almost 3,500 illustrations during his 40-year career, and his drawings of hyper-sexualized, masculine men became staples of gay culture. Tom died in 1991.
