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The Little Book of Tom. Military Men

20Edizione: Multilingue (Francese, Inglese, Tedesco)Disponibilità: Disponibile
Mettiti sull'attenti con questo esercito tascabile di uomini di fantasia liberi, orgogliosi, impegnati nel piacere e nel cameratismo maschile. Con fumetti a più pannelli, disegni e dipinti a pannello singolo, fotografie e schizzi personali, The Little Book of Tom: Military Men celebra la visione più iconica della perfezione maschile dell'artista.
Copertina rigida5.5 x 7.7 in.0.90 lb192 pagine
The Little Book of Tom. Military Men

The Little Book of Tom. Military Men

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Tom of Finland's Men in Uniform

Iconic drawings of hypermasculine military men, Tom-style

When we think Tom of Finland we first picture muscular, macho young men in military gear. Tom’s vision of masculine perfection was formed during his service as an officer during World War II. Though he served in the Finnish air force, it was the German troops, stationed in Finland to help the country repel invading Russian forces, which served as inspiration. After all, only the Germans had uniforms created by Hugo Boss, tightly tailored, replete with designer touches, and complimented by high, shiny black leather boots. Tom, at 19, was smitten, an obsession that deepened following his first sexual experiences with German officers in the blackout streets of Helsinki.

Tom began putting his military fantasies on paper in 1945 to memorialize his thrilling nighttime encounters when the war ended. At first the Hugo Boss uniforms dominated, but as the years and then decades passed he included American naval uniforms as well, and then his own hybridized designs of black leather, jodhpurs, boots, and peaked caps, with military insignia replaced by Tom’s Men patches. As Tom attracted an army of loyal fans, he created, with pencil, pen and gouache, an army of free, proud, masculine fantasy men committed to pleasure and male camaraderie.

The Little Book of Tom: Military Men explores Tom’s fascination with militaria through a mixture of multi-panel comics and single-panel drawings and paintings, all in a compact and affordable 192 pages. Historic film stills and posters, personal photos of Tom, sketches, and Tom’s own reference images explore the cultural context and private inspirations behind the ultimate Tom of Finland hero.
L'artista

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. 

L'editore

Dian Hanson produced a variety of men’s magazines from 1976 to 2001, including Juggs, Outlaw Biker, and Leg Show, before becoming TASCHEN’s Sexy Book Editor. Her titles include the “body part” series, The Art of Pin-up, Masterpieces of Fantasy Art, and Ren Hang.

The Little Book of Tom. Military Men
Copertina rigida14 x 19.5 cm0.41 kg192 pagine

ISBN 978-3-8365-8868-3

Edizione: Multilingue (Francese, Inglese, Tedesco)
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