Hooven F. Valentine
Hooven F. Valentine - Tom Of Finland: The Official Life And Work Of A Gay Hero - Hardcover
Hooven F. Valentine - Tom Of Finland: The Official Life And Work Of A Gay Hero - Hardcover
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Description: Author and illustrator F. Valentine Hooven III presents the official biography of the renowned homosexual artist Tom of Finland. Long iconic and even formative for American gay society Tom's well - endowed and sexually charged imagery is now hitting the global mainstream. NBC News With a foreword by Jean Paul Gaultier an extensive history and provocative photos and illustrations this illustrated biography brings to life the story of the icon whose erotic depictions of men influenced gay culture pop culture and many prominent artists including Robert Mapplethorpe and Bruce Weber. The text was completed just a few months before the death of the artist and he was interviewed at length for it making this book the only fully approved biography of the legend responsible for creating the muscled mustachioed gay archetype of the 1960s and 70s. Tom of Finland (born Tuoko Laaksonen 1920 1991) was an iconic and ground - breaking artist who rose to cult status in the international queer community and then beyond for his work celebrating the male figure and masculinity during a time when being homosexual was still taboo. Avant - garde provocative sexual subversive and rebellious Tom of Finland stamped history with his recognizable artistic style. A virtuoso of drawing he fashioned the silhouette of a new Gay Man strong confident joyful and assertive fully participating in the visibility and recognition of the nascent gay rights movement. Created in partnership with Tom of Finland Foundation Tom of Finland: The Official Life and Work of a Gay Hero includes text authorized by the artist himself a few months before his death. This unique illustrated biography reveals a life of art pleasure and liberation using never or rarely seen materials from his archive.
Title: Tom Of Finland: The Official Life And Work Of A Gay Hero
Author(s): Hooven F. Valentine
Publisher: Cernunnos
Barcode: 9782374951331
Pages: 256 Pages
Publication Date: 9/1/2020
Category: Individual Artists, Art Monographs
Description: Author and illustrator F. Valentine Hooven III presents the official biography of the renowned homosexual artist Tom of Finland. Long iconic and even formative for American gay society Tom's well - endowed and sexually charged imagery is now hitting the global mainstream. NBC News With a foreword by Jean Paul Gaultier an extensive history and provocative photos and illustrations this illustrated biography brings to life the story of the icon whose erotic depictions of men influenced gay culture pop culture and many prominent artists including Robert Mapplethorpe and Bruce Weber. The text was completed just a few months before the death of the artist and he was interviewed at length for it making this book the only fully approved biography of the legend responsible for creating the muscled mustachioed gay archetype of the 1960s and 70s. Tom of Finland (born Tuoko Laaksonen 1920 1991) was an iconic and ground - breaking artist who rose to cult status in the international queer community and then beyond for his work celebrating the male figure and masculinity during a time when being homosexual was still taboo. Avant - garde provocative sexual subversive and rebellious Tom of Finland stamped history with his recognizable artistic style. A virtuoso of drawing he fashioned the silhouette of a new Gay Man strong confident joyful and assertive fully participating in the visibility and recognition of the nascent gay rights movement. Created in partnership with Tom of Finland Foundation Tom of Finland: The Official Life and Work of a Gay Hero includes text authorized by the artist himself a few months before his death. This unique illustrated biography reveals a life of art pleasure and liberation using never or rarely seen materials from his archive.
Title: Tom Of Finland: The Official Life And Work Of A Gay Hero
Author(s): Hooven F. Valentine
Publisher: Cernunnos
Barcode: 9782374951331
Pages: 256 Pages
Publication Date: 9/1/2020
Category: Individual Artists, Art Monographs
