Tom Of Finland -2017- Jun 2026

Looking back, It was the year the man who drew dirty pictures to survive the purges of the 1950s became a museum artifact, a movie hero, and a corporate logo.

Learning More about the Context and “Industry” | by Alison McKeown tom of finland -2017-

Perhaps the most surreal development of 2017 was the complete mainstream commercialization of the Tom of Finland aesthetic. You couldn't walk through a "hipster" neighborhood in Brooklyn, Shoreditch, or Berlin without seeing the iconic profile of a man in a cowboy hat. Looking back, It was the year the man