Tom of Finland
Visual Artist
1920 – 1991
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Who was Tom of Finland?
Touko Laaksonen, best known by his pseudonym Tom of Finland, was a Finnish artist notable for his stylized homoerotic fetish art and his influence on late twentieth century gay culture. 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.
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- Born
- May 8, 1920
Kaarina - Also known as
- Touko Laaksonen
- Tom
- Nationality
- Finland
- Profession
- Lived in
- Kaarina
- Died
- Nov 7, 1991
Helsinki
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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