Tom of Finland : recent drawings. Philip Masonic : recent photographs by TOM OF FINLAND

Taschen. Koln 1992.. Some soft creasing visible on front wrap, definitely not serious, else this is as new in appearance. No inscriptions, corners square. excellent shelf and table appearance.. Printed wraps. 80pp 4to. 0.4kg. Interesting texts covering Tom of Finland, the Tom of Finland Foundation, and the Tom of Finland Company, as well as a selection of his works.

Milano: Skira, 2022. New Edition. Softcover Paperback. New Book. 29.5cm x 24cm. [128] pages, illustrations, some colour. Illustrated wrappers, obi. "Tom of Finland undoubtedly counts among the great and truly influential artists of the latter 20th century. Through his iconic images, he almost single-handedly changed the way gay men were perceived by society, and -- maybe even more important -- how gay men perceived themselves. The massive oeuvre that he produced over the course of a career spanning nearly six decades is devoted almost entirely to this one topic: men, their bodies, and their spirits. This extraordinary consistency in subject-matter was matched by a life-long passion for the supreme discipline of freehand drawing. All he needed to create a universe of dazzlingly gorgeous hunks was a pencil and a sheet of paper. And he most likely drew every day of his life. Drawing, it seems, was an exercise for his restless imagination and desire. Tom’s world was populated by cowboys,… Read More

Koln,: Taschen,, 1992. Paperback . Very Good. Quarto. Cover depicts muscled hunk in Santa Claus outfit. Slight wear to covers otherwise very good. Small owner label to half-title. English/ French/ German text.

Taschen. Koln 1998.. A very Fine copy in Fine dustwrapper.. White title wording on black boards. illustrated large format 335mm x 270mm. 2.5kg. This book is the most comprehensive monograph on Tom of Finland yet published, presenting every phase of his career, from the excited sketches of a young boy in Finland to his last drawings in America.

Los Angeles, CA: Tom of Finland Foundation, 1991. Softcover. Two trade paperback publications, 11 in. x 8.5 in., No internal marks. Tom of FInland Retrospective: pp. 190. Light rubbing to edges. Spine creases. Good Plus. Tom of Finland, Retropective II: Stated First Printing, pp. 192. Light spine crease. Very Good. Touko Valio Laaksonen (1920 - 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. 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. (from Wikipedia) From The Tom of Finland Foundation website: Unlike many artists, Tom of Finland's work has always been appreciated by a grass-roots audience as his work was first seen in… Read More

Tom of Finland Foundation. CLEAN Fair Second Edition 1992 first printing in fair condition. Heavy Flaking on spine. . Fair. Soft cover. 2nd Edition. 1st Printing. 1988.

New. Sealed. Possibly sunned on spine section of the red strip

Light wear, binding glue showing on front hinge

Retrospective III

by Tom of Finland
A retrospective of Touko Laaksonen, (known by the pseudonym Tom of Finland), a Finnish artist notable for his stylized erotic and fetish gay art. Color and black-and-white drawings.

EAN (ISBN-13): 9781879055483
ISBN (ISBN-10): 1879055481
788 g
200 pages
Softcover
1997
publisher: Tom of Finland Foundation

hardly aged very good condition

Out Of Print, very rare

international shipment with tracking number from Spain with insurance

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Retrospective III

by Tom of Finland
A retrospective of Touko Laaksonen, (known by the pseudonym Tom of Finland), a Finnish artist notable for his stylized erotic and fetish gay art. Color and black-and-white drawings.

EAN (ISBN-13): 9781879055483
ISBN (ISBN-10): 1879055481
788 g
200 pages
Softcover
1997
publisher: Tom of Finland Foundation

new, sealed in original plastic foil

Out Of Print, very rare

international shipment with tracking number from Spain with insurance

More books of male photography see my profile: .de/usr/szenenbild