Tom of Finland | |
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 Laaksonen c. 1959 | |
| Born | Touko Valio Laaksonen 8 May 1920 Kaarina, Finland |
| Died | 7 November 1991 (aged 71) Helsinki, Finland |
| Known for | Erotic illustration |
| Awards | Puupäähattu Prize (The Finnish Comics Society, 1990),[1] |
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| Website | www |
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] Over the course of four decades, he produced some 3,500 illustrations, mostly featuring men with exaggerated primary and secondary sex traits, wearing tight or partially removed clothing.
- ^ "Suomen sarjakuvaseura ry - 1990: Touko Laaksonen - Tom of Finland". The Finnish Comics Society (in Finnish). Retrieved 19 January 2019.
- ^ Slade, Joseph W.: Pornography and Sexual Representation: A Reference Guide, Volume 2. Pp. 545–546. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2001. ISBN 0-313-27568-8