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LGBTQ
17. TOM OF FINLAND RETROSPEKTIVE (1994)
Berlin: Schwules Museum, 1994. Vintage original 23 x 16” (59 x 41 cm.) German poster, unfolded, fine.
Poster for a retrospective exhibition at Berlin’s Schwules Museum (Gay Museum) which, at the time of its founding in 1985, was the world’s first museum devoted to LGBTQ history.ToukoValio Laaksonen (1920-1991), Finnish artist known under the pseudonymTom of Finland, was known for his stylized, hyper-masculine homoerotic art.This appears to have been the first museum exhibit ever devoted to his work, which had an enormous influence on late-twentieth century gay male culture.
$450.00
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