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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
Archives of American Art 9 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
Anacostia Community Museum 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Smithsonian American Art Museum 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Resource Type

Decorative arts 17 Filter by term Exclude term
Miniatures 15 Filter by term Exclude term
Archival materials 9 Filter by term Exclude term
Prints 8 Filter by term Exclude term
Drawings 7 Filter by term Exclude term
Design drawings 5 Filter by term Exclude term
Figures (representations) 5 Filter by term Exclude term
Works of art 5 Filter by term Exclude term
Awards 4 Filter by term Exclude term
Insignias 4 Filter by term Exclude term

Culture

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
Egyptians 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Payómkawichum (Luiseño) 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Asian Americans 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Central California 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Miwok Indians 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Southwest Indians 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Tohono O'Odham Indians 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Date

1900s 5 Filter by term Exclude term
1920s 4 Filter by term Exclude term
1930s 4 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
1970s 4 Filter by term Exclude term
1980s 5 Filter by term Exclude term
1990s 4 Filter by term Exclude term
2000s 4 Filter by term Exclude term

Place

USA 17 Filter by term Exclude term
United States of America 4 Filter by term Exclude term
Arizona 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Africa 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Egypt 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Maricopa County 2 Filter by term Exclude term
New York 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Scottsdale 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Austria 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Central America 1 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
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
Painting/Drawing/Print 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Textiles Department 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Advertising 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Maryette Charlton papers, circa 1890-2013 2 Filter by term Exclude term

Topic

Cats 9 Filter by term Exclude term
Anthropology 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Archaeology 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Advertising 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Graphic arts 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Alice in Wonderland 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Art 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Artists 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Carroll 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Celluloid 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Rights & Restrictions

Not determined 55 Filter by term Exclude term
Usage conditions apply 14 Filter by term Exclude term
CC0 5 Filter by term Exclude term

Filter Settings

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Remove Topic: Animals

Untitled (Cat)

Cat

Cat in Eakins's Yard

cats

Cat in Fishtank

Cat and Snail

cat

cat

cats

cat

Woman and Cat by Window

cats

cat

Child and Cat

Two Cats

Cat and Snail

Woman with Cat

Mabel's

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

Cheshire Cat (costume design for Alice-in-Wonderland, 1915)

Cast Of Statuette, Cat

Basket with cover

Basket in the form of a cat

Insignia, UNIDENTIFIED, United States Navy

Painting of a black cat

Progess: Kino für Kinder

Lamp, Lindbergh, King Collection

Border

Vase

Insignia, VF-18, United States Navy

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