Kake Highway Patrol

by Tom of Finland

Highway Patrol, Kake Series, 10/97.................. A Tom Of Finland Publication.................. A softcover magazine.................. 32 pages of all black & white male erotica drawings by the legendary artist Tom Of Finland from his "Kake Series". Tom Of Finland was the most famous of all gay illustrators................... The layout of the Highway Patrol drawings encompasses 22 pages, with the rest of the magazine dedicated to "From Tom's Archives" (samples of work from earlier in his career)................... Kake is busted by two highway patrolmen, who take him behind a sign and savage him. Happily, they all end up friends in the end...................

31 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1980

About the author

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 that sex is something to be celebrated.

Tom of Finland's artwork is part of permanent collections of leading cultural institutions that include The Museum of Modern Art (New York), The Museum of Contemporary Art (Los Angeles), Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma (Helsinki), The Art Institute of Chicago, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and Los Angeles County Museum of Art.