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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
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum 39 Filter by term Exclude term
National Museum of Asian Art 13 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 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

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
Drawings 13 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

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
1900s 14 Filter by term Exclude term
1920s 11 Filter by term Exclude term
1930s 15 Filter by term Exclude term
1940s 11 Filter by term Exclude term
1950s 11 Filter by term Exclude term
1960s 17 Filter by term Exclude term
1970s 9 Filter by term Exclude term
1980s 12 Filter by term Exclude term
1990s 7 Filter by term Exclude term

Place

USA 17 Filter by term Exclude term
United States of America 14 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
New York 2 Filter by term Exclude term

Set Name

Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection 43 Filter by term Exclude term
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection 39 Filter by term Exclude term
Graphic Arts 24 Filter by term Exclude term
Painting and Sculpture 18 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
National Museum of Asian Art 13 Filter by term Exclude term
Google Arts & Culture 12 Filter by term Exclude term
National Postal Museum Collection 10 Filter by term Exclude term
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Collection 8 Filter by term Exclude term

Topic

Animals 71 Filter by term Exclude term
Cats 68 Filter by term Exclude term
Art 20 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
Men 6 Filter by term Exclude term
Architecture 5 Filter by term Exclude term

Rights & Restrictions

Not determined 101 Filter by term Exclude term
Usage conditions apply 71 Filter by term Exclude term
CC0 15 Filter by term Exclude term

Man with cat

cat and chair

Cat and Snail

Papyrus column with two cats

Seven Figures Wearing Hats, with Four Dogs and a Cat

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

Insignia, Fighting Squadron 6, United States Navy

Cats

Cat in Snow

Print

Three Cats

Print

Rolling Cat

cat

Cats

Sketch of a cat

Sketch of a cat

Sketchbook of cats

cat

Art school sketchbook

cat

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

Amulet in the form of a cat

Mrs. Thomas Eakins's Cat

Cat Amulet

Modern Photography cover

Awakening Maltese

Nobody's Pet, [photomechanical print]

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