In those days, a gay man was made to feel nothing but shame about his feelings and his sexuality. I wanted my drawings to counteract that, to show gay men being happy and positive about who they were. Oh, I… — Tom of Finland Copy Share Image
If I don't have an erection when I'm doing a drawing, I know it's no good. — Tom of Finland Copy Share Image
I know my little 'dirty drawings' are never going to hang in the main salons of the Louvre, but it would be nice if… — Tom of Finland Copy Share Image
In those days, a gay man was made to feel nothing but shame about his feelings and his sexuality. I wanted my drawings to… — Tom of Finland Copy Share Image
I almost never draw a completely naked man. He has to have at least a pair of boots or something on. To me, a… — Tom of Finland Copy Share Image
The abstract, especially in those rough sketches, is very important to me, perhaps because of my advertising background, where layout is so important. Sometimes… — Tom of Finland Copy Share Image
My whole life long I have done nothing but interpret my dreams of ultimate masculinity, and draw them. — Tom of Finland Copy Share Image
