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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 43 Filter by term Exclude term
Archives of American Art 11 Filter by term Exclude term
National Museum of Asian Art 8 Filter by term Exclude term
National Museum of the American Indian 4 Filter by term Exclude term
National Portrait Gallery 2 Filter by term Exclude term
National Postal Museum 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Photograph Study Collection, Smithsonian American Art Museum 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Resource Type

Graphic arts 15 Filter by term Exclude term
Archival materials 11 Filter by term Exclude term
Sculpture 11 Filter by term Exclude term
Paintings 10 Filter by term Exclude term
Prints 7 Filter by term Exclude term
Folk art 6 Filter by term Exclude term
Drawings 5 Filter by term Exclude term
Photographs 5 Filter by term Exclude term
Works of art 5 Filter by term Exclude term
Jewelry 3 Filter by term Exclude term

Culture

Japanese 5 Filter by term Exclude term
Egyptians 4 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
Payómkawichum (Luiseño) 2 Filter by term Exclude term
African Americans 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Central California 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Chinese 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Date

1880s 4 Filter by term Exclude term
1900s 10 Filter by term Exclude term
1920s 8 Filter by term Exclude term
1930s 12 Filter by term Exclude term
1940s 7 Filter by term Exclude term
1950s 6 Filter by term Exclude term
1960s 11 Filter by term Exclude term
1970s 7 Filter by term Exclude term
1980s 5 Filter by term Exclude term
2000s 5 Filter by term Exclude term

Place

Japan 4 Filter by term Exclude term
USA 4 Filter by term Exclude term
Arizona 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Egypt 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Maricopa County 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Scottsdale 2 Filter by term Exclude term
United States of America 2 Filter by term Exclude term
China 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Illinois 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Kyoto 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Set Name

Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection 43 Filter by term Exclude term
Graphic Arts 24 Filter by term Exclude term
Painting and Sculpture 18 Filter by term Exclude term
National Museum of Asian Art 8 Filter by term Exclude term
Google Arts & Culture 7 Filter by term Exclude term
Painting/Drawing/Print 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Currently not on view 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Maryette Charlton papers, circa 1890-2013 2 Filter by term Exclude term
National Portrait Gallery Collection 2 Filter by term Exclude term
National Postal Museum Collection 2 Filter by term Exclude term

Topic

Cats 61 Filter by term Exclude term
Animals 57 Filter by term Exclude term
Art 14 Filter by term Exclude term
Portraits 9 Filter by term Exclude term
Children 7 Filter by term Exclude term
Architecture 5 Filter by term Exclude term
Charles Lang Freer collection 5 Filter by term Exclude term
Women 5 Filter by term Exclude term
Domestic 4 Filter by term Exclude term
Figure female 4 Filter by term Exclude term

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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

Three Cats and the Roman Empire

Lenore Tawney mail art to Maryette Charlton

That Cat

Woman and Cat

Untitled (cat on a windowsill)

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

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

Cats

Print

Three Cats

Print

Rolling Cat

Cats

Sketch of a cat

Sketch of a cat

Sketchbook of cats

Art school sketchbook

Lenore Tawney mail art to Maryette Charlton

Sleeping Cat with Long Tail

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

White Cat

Cat with mouse

Cat Amulet

Modern Photography cover

Awakening Maltese

Nobody's Pet, [photomechanical print]

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