Brad Rader has worked in the TV industry for for 26 years as a storyboard artist and director on various animated series including Batman, The Real Ghostbusters, Gargoyles, Spiderman, and King of the Hill. A few of his directing credits include Captain Simian and the Space Monkeys, Godzilla, and Spawn (for whuich he won an Emmy, in 1999). He has also illustrated for such titles as Batman Adventures, Catwoman, Fused, and  the original Vertigo graphic novel Fogtown. In 2003, he founded Flaming Artist Press.

Super hero drawings and sketches,
storyboards,
character designs,
noir characters and scenes
and on-the-spot drawings.

The Art of Brad Rader

TOM OF FINLAND, (Finnish, 1920 – 1991), Untitled, 1985, Pen and ink on paper
ToFF #85.24, © 1985-2012 Tom of Finland Foundation

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Friday, May 25th – Monday, May 28th

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May 8th

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WHO GAVE US EVERYTHING?

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TO HIS FOUNDATION

Tom of Finland’s real name is Touko -
because he was born on 8 May 1920,
on the south coast of Finland,
and May in Finnish is “Toukokuu”.

A Short Biography on TOM

Herb Ritts: L.A. Style

HERB RITTS (American, 1952–2002), "Tony in White, Hollywood", 1988, Gelatin silver print, © Herb Ritts Foundation

 He revolutionized fashion photography,
modernized the nude,
and transformed celebrities into icons.

HERB RITTS (American, 1952–2002), "Mark Findlay I, Los Angeles", 1990, Gelatin silver print, © Herb Ritts Foundation

Through hard work and a distinctive vision,
Herb Ritts fashioned himself into one
of the top photographers to emerge from the 1980s.
Ritts’s aesthetic incorporated facets of life in and around Los Angeles.

Herb Ritts

Herb Ritts mirrored our elegance.
He gave us a dignity that commanded respect.
At a time when we needed it the most, he gave us invincibility.

In 2002, Herb’s untimely death came from AIDS-related complications.
He was inducted into the Tom of Finland Foundation Artist Hall of Fame in 2003.
-S. R. Sharp, Curator, ToFF

April 3 –  August 26, 2012

J. Paul Getty Museum
1200 Getty Center Drive
Los Angeles