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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

Cat on a Chair

Smokey

Harlot with Cat

The Rat, the Black Stone of Mutsu Province, and the Cat of Jōkyō-ji Temple (Nezumi, Rikushū kuroishi, Jōkyō-ji no neko), from the series Gekkō's Miscellany (Gekkō zuihitsu) 鼠　陸州黒石　常教寺の猫

Self-Portrait with Cat

Man Reading (Portrait of Gustaf Dalstrom)

Reproduction of Marguerite Zorach's painting Child with cat

White Cat

Child with Cat (Kneeling)

Untitled (tabby cat lying down)

Standing Cat with Long Tail

Needlepoint Rug with Cats and Toys

Cat and Canary

Three Cats and the Roman Empire

Dingbat the Singing Cat

Morris the Cat Mug

Lenore Tawney mail art to Maryette Charlton

Ceramic Vessel - Two-headed Cat

That Cat

cat

cat

cat

Cats

Cats

Cat

Untitled (cat on a windowsill)

cat and chair

Cat and Snail

Papyrus column with two cats

Man with the Cat (Henry Sturgis Drinker)

Stamp with head and shoulders of a kitten with grey, brown, and white fur on a white background

44c Adopt a Shelter Pet: Gray & White Cat single

"Little Scratches"

Stamp with head and shoulders of a cat with dark brown head and white chest on a white background

44c Adopt a Shelter Pet: Black, White, & Tan Cat single

Wishful Thinking

22c Abyssinian & Himalayan Cats single

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