Over 30-year retrospective collection of homoerotic drawings; includes: \-a preface by the illustrator. \-notes on the Tom of Finland Foundation by the foundation's president, Durk Dehner. \-an introduction by the writer, illustration and phototographer Dennis Forbes. plus an uncredited bibliographical note. Originally published in 1988. \[ca. 180\] pages (unpaginated).

This is the second in a series of books chronicling the forty-plus years of Tom's career. This coffee-table 8.5" x 11" volume contains over 200 works in 192 pages. It is done in B&W duotones with sixteen color pages executed during his career which dates from 1946. The subject matter is male portraiture & homoerotic depictions. His ability is to capture a quality that reflects a virile nature in his men yet still including gentleness & camaraderie. This artist is world renowned within the gay community & contemporary art circles. His work has been auctioned at Christie's in New York City & has been collected by such notables as Robert Mapplethorpe & Andy Warhol. The book contains meticulous photo-realistic black & white pencil works, color pencils & gouache paintings.

Tom of Finland is known the world over for his highly erotic illustrations of horny leatherman, cops, sailors, mechanics and labourers. This is the third retrospective of his work, including 188 previously unpublished pieces of work, descriptions of the original work, an index, chronology and list of past exhibitions.