Tom of Finland: His Life and Times
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| Rating | : | 4.17 (634 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 031209325X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 198 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
The pictures, of course, steal the show, as Tom's bubble-bottomed macho men fight, love, and punish each other. There's still much to be said about Tom's impact on American and European gay culture, but this book provides a good starting point not only for Tom's fans who want to learn about the man behind the leather-clad images, but also for the uninitiated who've always wondered where the leather-cap-and-chaps look origintated. Perhaps no one has had a greater influence on gay male fashion than illustrator-cartoonist Tom of Finland. . Sadly, with Tom's death the flow of testosterone-packed pictures has stopped, but volumes like this show that there is still life in his legen
Traces the life history of the influential gay artist whose illustrations of gay men became a shaping influence on the homoerotic imagination of our time, while also examining the impact of his art on the world at large.
Valentine Hooven, III was born in Philadelphia and has spent much of his adult life in the theater, writing, designing, and acting regionally and in New York. He lives in West Hollywood.. F. Since leaving the theater in the mid-eighties, he has been a full-time freelance writer and illustrator
G. Fortuna said Four Stars. its a good ToF book. "Who is Tom of Finland?" according to JCB. Tom of Finland has become a permanent fixture in gay male popular culture. He is known for the ultramasculine/butch depictions of men in his artwork, perhaps in miltary uniform or in leather. The men's hyper-accentuated masculine bodies have become a paradigm of sorts in gay male culture to emulateor to clone. TOM OF FINLAND: HIS LIFE AND TIMES is a biography of Tom of Finland the artist. It sheds light on his motivations to draw his me. Tom of Finland--As You Like Him musicnbooks For all the old and new fans of Tom of Finland's exquisite drawings of the hyper-masculine male physique, this book gives some of the personal history of the artist and the original models and stimulus for his erotic drawings. To see pictures of the Finnish men who worked on the sea and in the timber industry who were the inspiration for his work helps to understand his seminal period. The book from there further explicates his vision o