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Artful Cats: Feline-Inspired Art and Artifacts

Enjoy a selection of cat-themed art from across the Smithsonian. Not a cat person? Check out Dog: Museum’s Best Friend.

Museum / Unit

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum 39 Filter by term Exclude term
National Museum of Asian Art 13 Filter by term Exclude term
Archives of American Art 11 Filter by term Exclude term
National Postal Museum 10 Filter by term Exclude term
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden 8 Filter by term Exclude term
National Air and Space Museum 5 Filter by term Exclude term
National Museum of the American Indian 4 Filter by term Exclude term
NMNH - Anthropology Dept. 3 Filter by term Exclude term
National Museum of American History 3 Filter by term Exclude term
National Portrait Gallery 3 Filter by term Exclude term

Resource Type

Decorative arts 17 Filter by term Exclude term
Miniatures 15 Filter by term Exclude term
Prints 15 Filter by term Exclude term
Archival materials 11 Filter by term Exclude term
Postage stamps 10 Filter by term Exclude term
Drawings 8 Filter by term Exclude term
Photographs 7 Filter by term Exclude term
Design drawings 5 Filter by term Exclude term
Figures (representations) 5 Filter by term Exclude term
Paintings 5 Filter by term Exclude term

Culture

Egyptians 7 Filter by term Exclude term
Japanese 6 Filter by term Exclude term
Indians of North America 4 Filter by term Exclude term
Native Americans 4 Filter by term Exclude term
California Indians 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Asian Americans 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Chinese 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Payómkawichum (Luiseño) 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Central California 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Iranians 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Date

1890s 5 Filter by term Exclude term
1900s 7 Filter by term Exclude term
1920s 7 Filter by term Exclude term
1930s 6 Filter by term Exclude term
1940s 5 Filter by term Exclude term
1950s 9 Filter by term Exclude term
1960s 9 Filter by term Exclude term
1980s 11 Filter by term Exclude term
1990s 7 Filter by term Exclude term
2000s 5 Filter by term Exclude term

Place

USA 17 Filter by term Exclude term
United States of America 14 Filter by term Exclude term
Japan 7 Filter by term Exclude term
Egypt 6 Filter by term Exclude term
Arizona 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Africa 2 Filter by term Exclude term
China 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Kyoto 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Maricopa County 2 Filter by term Exclude term
New York 2 Filter by term Exclude term

Set Name

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection 39 Filter by term Exclude term
Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department 17 Filter by term Exclude term
Product Design and Decorative Arts Department 17 Filter by term Exclude term
National Museum of Asian Art 13 Filter by term Exclude term
Google Arts & Culture 12 Filter by term Exclude term
National Postal Museum Collection 10 Filter by term Exclude term
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Collection 8 Filter by term Exclude term
National Air and Space Museum Collection 5 Filter by term Exclude term
Anthropology 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Currently not on view 3 Filter by term Exclude term

Topic

Animals 29 Filter by term Exclude term
Cats 26 Filter by term Exclude term
Art 18 Filter by term Exclude term
U.S. Stamps 10 Filter by term Exclude term
Charles Lang Freer collection 7 Filter by term Exclude term
Japanese Art 6 Filter by term Exclude term
Meiji era (1868 - 1912) 5 Filter by term Exclude term
Robert O. Muller collection 5 Filter by term Exclude term
Ancient Egyptian Art 4 Filter by term Exclude term
Artists 4 Filter by term Exclude term

Rights & Restrictions

Not determined 68 Filter by term Exclude term
Usage conditions apply 28 Filter by term Exclude term
CC0 5 Filter by term Exclude term

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Untitled (Cat)

Cat with lantern

Cat

Cat in Eakins's Yard

cats

Cat, rock, and peonies

Cat in Fishtank

Cat & I

Cat and Snail

cat

cat

cats

Cats

cat

Woman and Cat by Window

cats

cat

Child and Cat

Cats and flowers

Cat and butterfly

Figure of a cat, probably Kyoto ware

Two Cats

Cat and Snail

Woman with Cat

Mabel's

32c Bright Eyes: Cat strip single

Textile Design: Cats and Birds

Unknown: Girl and Cat

Beware of the Cat

Cats Around the Tree

Determined Productions: Felix the Cat

Design for a Spot for The New Yorker

Insignia, VF-50 Devil Cats, United States Navy

22c Siamese & Exotic Shorthair Cats single

22c Maine Coon & Burmese Cats single

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