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Tom of Finland

Born

in Kaarina, Finland

May 08, 1920

Died

November 07, 1991

Website

http://tomoffinlandfoundation.org/foundation/N_...

Genre

Art, Gay and Lesbian, Comics

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Touko Laaksonen (8 May 1920 – 7 November 1991), best known by his pseudonym Tom of Finland, is often said to be the most famous Finnish artist in the world. His highly stylized homoerotic drawings had a profound influence on late twentieth century gay culture, as well as fashion and pop culture in general. He has been called the "most influential creator of gay pornographic images" by cultural historian Joseph W. Slade.

Over the course of four decades he produced some 3500 illustrations, mostly featuring men with exaggerated primary and secondary sex traits, with tight or partially removed clothing. Despite having created the self-assured and muscular archetype of the homosexual in his imagery, his most important messages were tolerance and ...more

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Tom of Finland’s books

Average rating: 4.5 · 1,332 ratings · 113 reviews · 71 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Complete Kake Comics by Tom of Finland, Dian Hanson (Editor) 4.51 avg rating — 426 ratings — published 2008 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tom of Finland XXL by Tom of Finland (Artist), Dian Hanson (Editor), Camille Paglia 4.74 avg rating — 214 ratings — published 2009 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tom of Finland: The Art of Pleasure by Tom of Finland, Burkhard Riemschneider (Editor), Micha Ramakers 4.59 avg rating — 91 ratings — published 2005 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tom of Finland Volume I: The Comic Collection by Tom of Finland, Dian Hanson (Editor) 4.28 avg rating — 81 ratings — published 2005 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sarja kuvia 3.86 avg rating — 66 ratings — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tom of Finland by Tom of Finland, Beate Gorman, Michèle Schreyer 4.53 avg rating — 53 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Little Book of Tom. Military Men by Tom of Finland (Artist), Dian Hanson (Editor) 4.59 avg rating — 49 ratings — published 2016 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Little Book of Tom: Blue Collar by Tom of Finland (Artist), Dian Hanson (Editor) 4.46 avg rating — 46 ratings — published 2016 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Little Book of Tom: Cops & Robbers by Tom of Finland (Artist), Dian Hanson (Editor) 4.57 avg rating — 42 ratings — published 2016 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tom of Finland: The Comic Collection by Tom of Finland, Dian Hanson 4.42 avg rating — 36 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars