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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 7 Filter by term Exclude term
Archives of American Art 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum 2 Filter by term Exclude term
National Museum of Asian Art 2 Filter by term Exclude term
National Museum of American History 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Resource Type

Graphic arts 5 Filter by term Exclude term
Archival materials 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Ceramics (objects) 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Collages (visual works) 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Decorative arts 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Works of art 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Figures (representations) 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Paintings 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Prints 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Vases 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Culture

Japanese 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Chinese 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Date

1860s 1 Filter by term Exclude term
1910s 2 Filter by term Exclude term
1920s 2 Filter by term Exclude term
1930s 1 Filter by term Exclude term
1940s 1 Filter by term Exclude term
1950s 1 Filter by term Exclude term
1960s 2 Filter by term Exclude term
1970s 4 Filter by term Exclude term
1980s 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Place

Japan 2 Filter by term Exclude term
China 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Italy 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Kyoto 1 Filter by term Exclude term
New Jersey 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Newark 1 Filter by term Exclude term
United States 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Set Name

Graphic Arts 7 Filter by term Exclude term
Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection 7 Filter by term Exclude term
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Google Arts & Culture 2 Filter by term Exclude term
National Museum of Asian Art 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Product Design and Decorative Arts Department 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Advertising 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Benson Bond Moore papers, 1902-1995 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Celluloid 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Esther Baldwin Williams and Esther Williams papers, 1887-1984 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Topic

Cats 12 Filter by term Exclude term
Animals 9 Filter by term Exclude term
Children 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Art 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Clothing and dress 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Japanese dress 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Advertising 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Architecture 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Butterflies 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Celluloid 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Rights & Restrictions

Usage conditions apply 10 Filter by term Exclude term
Not determined 7 Filter by term Exclude term
CC0 4 Filter by term Exclude term

Filter Settings

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Remove Date: 1900s

Girl with Cat

Honorable Mr. Cat

Cat, rock, and peonies

Cat and butterfly

The Puppy-cat and the Baby

Vase

Cat on a Chair

Untitled (tabby cat lying down)

Cat

Untitled (cat on a windowsill)

"Little Scratches"

Sketch of a cat

Sketchbook of cats

Awakening Maltese

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