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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

Smithsonian American Art Museum 6 Filter by term Exclude term
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum 4 Filter by term Exclude term
Archives of American Art 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Resource Type

Drawings 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Graphic arts 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Figures (representations) 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Paintings 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Archival materials 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Music 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Photographs 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Sheet music 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Works of art 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Culture

African Americans 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Date

1900s 1 Filter by term Exclude term
1910s 1 Filter by term Exclude term
1920s 1 Filter by term Exclude term
1930s 7 Filter by term Exclude term
1950s 1 Filter by term Exclude term
1960s 1 Filter by term Exclude term
1970s 1 Filter by term Exclude term
1980s 1 Filter by term Exclude term
1990s 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Place

USA 4 Filter by term Exclude term
Illinois 1 Filter by term Exclude term
New York 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Set Name

Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection 6 Filter by term Exclude term
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection 4 Filter by term Exclude term
Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department 4 Filter by term Exclude term
Graphic Arts 4 Filter by term Exclude term
Painting and Sculpture 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Benson Bond Moore papers, 1902-1995 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Topic

Cats 7 Filter by term Exclude term
Animals 6 Filter by term Exclude term
Portraits 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Furnishings 2 Filter by term Exclude term
State of being 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Architecture 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Birds 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Chairs 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Chrissie 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Domestic 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Rights & Restrictions

Not determined 10 Filter by term Exclude term
Usage conditions apply 7 Filter by term Exclude term

Filter Settings

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Remove Date: 1940s

Design for a Spot for The New Yorker

Mom and Dad

Chrissie

Smokey

White Cat

Three Crouching Cats

Dingbat the Singing Cat

That Cat

Seven Figures Wearing Hats, with Four Dogs and a Cat

Wishful Thinking

Sketch of a cat

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