Tom of Finland: An Imaginary Sketchbook Z Nicolazzo Artful and intense

Artful and intense

An interrogation of girlhood and nostalgia

At the center of this invigorating novel are two unlikely friends

where he becomes a "clown" to mask his alienation

further confirming Thomas Grattan as a rare chronicler of young adulthood's joys and devastations

Tom of Finland: An Imaginary Sketchbook Z Nicolazzo Artful and intenseA Tom of Finland sketchbook, with preparatory drawings that reveal his painstaking craftsmanship Positioned at something of an angle to art history, Tom of Finland (1920 91) nonetheless counts among the popular artists of the latter 20th century. Through his iconic images, he almost singlehandedly changed the way gay men were perceived by society, and, more importantly, how gay men perceived themselves. The massive oeuvre that he produced over the