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If you need proof that today's revolutions are tomorrow's institutions, look no further than the Finnish postage stamp recently earned by Touko Laaksonen, aka Tom of Finland... Over several decades, Tom of Finland's drawings, including his Kerouacan wandering alter ego, Kake, who he rendered in a sketchier style than his Cadmus-like signature tableaux, did more to promote gay male hyper-masculinity than James Dean, Brokeback Mountain, and Bob Paris combined. His cum-spurting leathermen are now coffee-table appropriate. This new volume beautifully reproduces the most famous and arguably the best cartoon series in the history of gay art. Kake allows Tom to express all his fantasies. Sailors, lifeguards, cowboys, policemen... --all are invariably handsome, brawny, and enthusiastically gay when Kake comes along.

Kake allows Tom to express all his fantasies. Sailors, lifeguards, cowboys, policemen... -all are invariably handsome, brawny, and enthusiastically gay when Kake comes along. This new volume beautifully reproduces the most famous and arguably the best cartoon series in the history of gay art. If you need proof that today's revolutions are tomorrow's institutions, look no further than the Finnish postage stamp recently earned by Touko Laaksonen, aka Tom of Finland... Over several decades, Tom of Finland's drawings, including his Kerouacan wandering alter ego, Kake, who he rendered in a sketchier style than his Cadmus-like signature tableaux, did more to promote gay male hyper-masculinity than James Dean, Brokeback Mountain, and Bob Paris combined. His cum-spurting leathermen are now coffee-table appropriate.

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Dian Hanson is a senior editor and writer for TASCHEN, with over 50 books to her credit. In addition to ARNOLD, her recent works include The Art of Pin-up, Masterpieces of Fantasy Art, and The Fantastic Worlds of Frank Frazetta. Read here how it all began. Touko Laaksonen, the boy who would become Tom of Finland (1920-1991), began drawing cartoons at age five. His favorite subjects were the rough manly men of his native Finland. He found success in the Finnish advertising industry but secretly continued creating his increasingly erotic drawings of hyper-masculine men. In 1957 he submitted some drawings to the American magazine Physique Pictorial and the ""Tom of Finland"" legend was born. By the late 60s Tom’s ""dirty drawings"" became the standard for gay art, and Tom’s Men a template for a new gay masculinity.

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