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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 38 Filter by term Exclude term
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum 34 Filter by term Exclude term
National Museum of Asian Art 12 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 7 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 Portrait Gallery 3 Filter by term Exclude term

Resource Type

Decorative arts 18 Filter by term Exclude term
Graphic arts 15 Filter by term Exclude term
Miniatures 15 Filter by term Exclude term
Prints 15 Filter by term Exclude term
Paintings 14 Filter by term Exclude term
Sculpture 12 Filter by term Exclude term
Archival materials 11 Filter by term Exclude term
Postage stamps 10 Filter by term Exclude term
Photographs 8 Filter by term Exclude term
Works of art 5 Filter by term Exclude term

Culture

Egyptians 7 Filter by term Exclude term
Japanese 7 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
African Americans 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Central California 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Date

1880s 7 Filter by term Exclude term
1890s 6 Filter by term Exclude term
1900s 14 Filter by term Exclude term
1920s 11 Filter by term Exclude term
1930s 12 Filter by term Exclude term
1940s 8 Filter by term Exclude term
1950s 9 Filter by term Exclude term
1960s 16 Filter by term Exclude term
1980s 11 Filter by term Exclude term
1990s 7 Filter by term Exclude term

Place

United States of America 14 Filter by term Exclude term
USA 12 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
Scottsdale 2 Filter by term Exclude term

Set Name

Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection 38 Filter by term Exclude term
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection 34 Filter by term Exclude term
Graphic Arts 19 Filter by term Exclude term
Painting and Sculpture 18 Filter by term Exclude term
Product Design and Decorative Arts Department 17 Filter by term Exclude term
Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department 12 Filter by term Exclude term
National Museum of Asian Art 12 Filter by term Exclude term
Google Arts & Culture 11 Filter by term Exclude term
National Postal Museum Collection 10 Filter by term Exclude term
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Collection 7 Filter by term Exclude term

Topic

Animals 65 Filter by term Exclude term
Cats 62 Filter by term Exclude term
Art 19 Filter by term Exclude term
Portraits 10 Filter by term Exclude term
U.S. Stamps 10 Filter by term Exclude term
Charles Lang Freer collection 7 Filter by term Exclude term
Children 7 Filter by term Exclude term
Japanese Art 6 Filter by term Exclude term
Architecture 5 Filter by term Exclude term
Meiji era (1868 - 1912) 5 Filter by term Exclude term

Rights & Restrictions

Not determined 89 Filter by term Exclude term
Usage conditions apply 66 Filter by term Exclude term
CC0 14 Filter by term Exclude term

Filter Settings

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Remove Resource Type: Drawings

Woman and Cats

Cat from a Ball Toss Game

Untitled (Cat)

Elegance

Tabby Cat

The Cat

Cat with lantern

Untitled (Cat)

Interior with Cat

Girl with Cat

Honorable Mr. Cat

Cat

Cat in Eakins's Yard

cats

Cat, rock, and peonies

Cat in Fishtank

Cat & I

Cat and Snail

cat

Child and Cat

cat

Head of a Cat

cats

Cats

Untitled (Cat)

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

Still Life with Cat

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