{"product_id":"pocket-book-tom-of-finland-bikers","title":"Pocket Book Tom of Finland: Bikers","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0943\/9818\/5773\/files\/Taschen_Logo_black_f2euvp.png?v=1774562533\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"keyword-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taschen.com\/en\/collection\/tom-of-finland\/\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"\/en\/collection\/tom-of-finland\/\"\u003eTom of Finland\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e fell for Marlon Brando as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Wild One\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and created \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ea fantasy world of hyper-masculine motorcycle outlaws\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e – loving other hyper-masculine outlaws. Get your hands on his avatar Kake, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eover 200 more leather-clad hard riders\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e – and we mean hard – in 192 compact pages.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__title\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTom of Finland's Manly Bikers\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description--subtitle\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLeather-clad outlaws with big strong motorcycles\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description--subtitle\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description--content\"\u003eIn 1953 Marlon Brando donned a black leather Perfecto motorcycle jacket, military cap, denim jeans, and engineer boots to portray Johnny, sneering leader of the Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, in\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Wild One\u003c\/em\u003e. In 1954\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca class=\"keyword-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taschen.com\/en\/collection\/tom-of-finland\/\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"\/en\/collection\/tom-of-finland\/\"\u003eTom of Finland\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eabandoned brown leather in his artwork to create his own wild ones:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003emuscular, hyper-masculine, black leather-clad rebels\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewith powerful engines between their legs. The look was adopted by the Satyrs Motorcycle Club, the first gay outlaw club, that same year, making Tom’s fantasy world reality. Of course, being Tom, he soon customized his\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003enew gay icons\u003c\/strong\u003e, adding leather jodhpurs, knee high boots and leather caps, and every motorcycle bore the brand name “Tom” on the gas tank.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTom’s bikers first appeared as two “Motorcycle Boys” in\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ePhysique Pictorial\u003c\/em\u003e, Winter 1958. Another made the cover of the April 1960 issue. Bikers dominated his\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ePP\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003econtent from then on, as a nod to its American readership as much as his growing obsession. When he sought an ongoing character, a personal avatar, in 1968,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ehe created Kake as the ultimate biker leatherman\u003c\/strong\u003e, and elaborated on his riding adventures – of every kind - through 26-panel stories. Tom adopted Kake’s gear as his own, presenting in black leather jacket, white t-shirt, jeans, and high boots to the end of his life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Little Book of Tom: Bikers\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eincludes Tom’s earliest images for\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ePhysique Pictorial\u003c\/em\u003e, Kake in motorcycle gear, biker panel stories, and sizzling single drawings, all packed into\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e192 pages of sexy, masculine men enjoying other masculine men\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein black leather, blue jeans, and high black boots. On bikes.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--biographies\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--wrapper\"\u003e\n\u003ch5 class=\"read-more__biography--title\"\u003eThe artist\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--item\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--text\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTouko Laaksonen, the boy who would become\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca class=\"keyword-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taschen.com\/en\/collection\/tom-of-finland\/\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"\/en\/collection\/tom-of-finland\/\"\u003eTom of Finland\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(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\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ePhysique Pictorial\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand the “\u003ca class=\"keyword-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taschen.com\/en\/collection\/tom-of-finland\/\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"\/en\/collection\/tom-of-finland\/\"\u003eTom of Finland\u003c\/a\u003e” 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--wrapper\"\u003e\n\u003ch5 class=\"read-more__biography--title\"\u003eThe editor\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--item\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--text\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca class=\"keyword-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taschen.com\/en\/collection\/dian-hanson\/\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"\/en\/collection\/dian-hanson\/\"\u003eDian Hanson\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eis a senior editor and writer for TASCHEN, with over 50 books to her credit. In addition to\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eARNOLD\u003c\/em\u003e, her recent works include\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Art of Pin-up\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMasterpieces of Fantasy Art\u003c\/em\u003e, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Fantastic Worlds of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"keyword-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taschen.com\/en\/collection\/frank-frazetta\/\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"\/en\/collection\/frank-frazetta\/\"\u003eFrank Frazetta\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca class=\"keyword-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taschen.com\/en\/about-us\/blog\/dian-hanson-and-so-it-begins\/\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"\/en\/about-us\/blog\/dian-hanson-and-so-it-begins\/\"\u003eRead here how it all began\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--book-info\"\u003e\n\u003ch5 class=\"read-more__biography--book-title\"\u003eThe Little Book of Tom. 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