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== Background ==
Description from [https://tomoffinlandstore.com/products/tom-of-finland-reference-special-edition-zine The Tom of Finland Foundation]
Description from [https://tomoffinlandstore.com/products/tom-of-finland-reference-special-edition-zine The Tom of Finland Foundation]


TOM OF FINLAND
Edition of 500


"REFERENCE"
Softcover, 5 X 7.5 inches (12.7Cm X 19.1Cm), 24 pages


EDITION OF 500
Published by Innen in Geneva, Switzerland


SOFTCOVER, 5 X 7.5 INCHES (12.7CM X 19.1CM), 24 PAGES
"Formed from found imagery and his own photos, Tom used these as studies from which to sculpt his now iconic visuals. Cutting out images from both mainstream and early gay magazines, then assembling the results on paper, he called these experiments and sketches reference pages, sometimes scribbling and drawing onto these new designs to change or accentuate them"


PUBLISHED BY INNEN IN GENEVA, SWITZERLAND
Zine published on the occasion of Printed Matter's LA Art Book Fair at the Geffen Contemporary at MOCA


"FORMED FROM FOUND IMAGERY AND HIS OWN PHOTOS, TOM USED THESE AS STUDIES FROM WHICH TO SCULPT HIS NOW ICONIC VISUALS. CUTTING OUT IMAGES FROM BOTH MAINSTREAM AND EARLY GAY MAGAZINES, THEN ASSEMBLING THE RESULTS ON PAPER, HE CALLED THESE EXPERIMENTS AND SKETCHES REFERENCE PAGES, SOMETIMES SCRIBBLING AND DRAWING ONTO THESE NEW DESIGNS TO CHANGE OR ACCENTUATE THEM"
Featured in [https://www.dazeddigital.com/artsandculture/article/34842/1/preview-unseen-early-collages-by-tom-of-finland Dazed and Confused]
 
== Typography ==
ZINE PUBLISHED ON THE OCCASION OF PRINTED MATTER'S LA ART BOOK FAIR AT THE GEFFEN CONTEMPORARY AT MOCA
=== Cover typefaces ===
 
=== Interior typefaces ===
FEATURED IN [https://www.dazeddigital.com/artsandculture/article/34842/1/preview-unseen-early-collages-by-tom-of-finland Dazed and Confused]
== Collected issues ==
# Tom of Finland Reference, Special Edition (1995)


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[[File:EE7769E2-6C8D-418B-AAEC-E6D26D065330.jpeg|thumb|Cover]]
EE7769E2-6C8D-418B-AAEC-E6D26D065330.jpeg|Cover
[[File:58E81087-52AA-465E-B2D3-4526F8859342.jpeg|thumb|Credits]]
58E81087-52AA-465E-B2D3-4526F8859342.jpeg|Credits
[[File:3CEBD6CD-A534-4E62-B528-13B937AF18D2.jpeg|thumb|An inside spread]]
3CEBD6CD-A534-4E62-B528-13B937AF18D2.jpeg|An inside spread
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Background

Description from The Tom of Finland Foundation

Edition of 500

Softcover, 5 X 7.5 inches (12.7Cm X 19.1Cm), 24 pages

Published by Innen in Geneva, Switzerland

"Formed from found imagery and his own photos, Tom used these as studies from which to sculpt his now iconic visuals. Cutting out images from both mainstream and early gay magazines, then assembling the results on paper, he called these experiments and sketches reference pages, sometimes scribbling and drawing onto these new designs to change or accentuate them"

Zine published on the occasion of Printed Matter's LA Art Book Fair at the Geffen Contemporary at MOCA

Featured in Dazed and Confused

Typography

Cover typefaces

Interior typefaces

Collected issues

  1. Tom of Finland Reference, Special Edition (1995)
  • Cover

    Cover

  • Credits

    Credits

  • An inside spread

    An inside spread

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