Cowboy Pin

In his distinctive wide-brimmed hat, the cowboy is a perfect example of the hyper-masculine archetypes - alongside bikers, sailors and lumberjacks - that frequently appear in Tom of Finland’s work. With a strong profile and depicted in tonal shades of grey, this cowboy pin makes an excellent gift. Tom of Finland’s pioneering depictions of homosexual machismo in his images of bikers, soldiers, cowboys, sailors and labourers broadly represent queer, leather and muscle communities. A master draughtsman, his works gave form to an imaginative universe that, in turn, helped fuel real-world liberation movements and had a significant influence on a wide range of cultural figures, including the Village People, Freddie Mercury, Jean Paul Gaultier and Robert Mapplethorpe.