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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

Spiegel das Kätschen

Cat and Dragonfly Silhouette

Cat and Canary

Three Crouching Cats

Illustration for Carol's Side of the Street

Dingbat the Singing Cat

Morris the Cat Mug

Lenore Tawney mail art to Maryette Charlton

Ceramic Vessel - Two-headed Cat

cat

cat

cat

Cats

Cats

Cat

cat and chair

Cat and Snail

Seven Figures Wearing Hats, with Four Dogs and a Cat

"Little Scratches"

Insignia, Fighting Squadron 6, United States Navy

Cats

Cat in Snow

Print

Three Cats

Print

Rolling Cat

cat

Sketch of a cat

Sketch of a cat

Sketchbook of cats

cat

Art school sketchbook

cat

Lenore Tawney mail art to Maryette Charlton

Cat "mascot" on the Kit Kat Club Hudson canal boat trip

Mrs. Thomas Eakins's Cat

Modern Photography cover

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