![]() ![]() Male sex appeal prior to that Brando moment had been limited to men in suits for the most part. In a black leather jacket and white T-shirt, jeans, boots and cap, Brando quickly became the visage of rebellion around the world: not just Eisenhower’s conservative, post-war America, but in the artist’s native Finland as well. The 1953 film features Brando as Johnny Strabler, leader of the Black Rebels Motorcycle Club. ![]() TOM OF FINLAND Leather Brotherhood, 1980, Lithograph ©1980 Tom of Finland FoundationĪ lightbulb went off when artist Tom of Finland (born Touko Laaksonen, 1920-1991) saw stills of Marlon Brando in The Wild One. Tom of Finland’s art became an iconic part of the gay visual vocabulary during its time.
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