Walk: 1. Day of Reading, Rest, Laundry, 2. T.. Joe's, then more of the same with cats
Distance: 1. n/a, 2. 3.6 miles
Famous Cats:
Looking at You (sort of) Cats:
Being Nice to You for Food Cats:
Sleeping Cats (of course):
Kittens:
And so many more cats in a wide range of mediums
by Theophile-Alexandre Steinlen (Swiss, 1859-1923). Known as "The Man Who Loved Cats," the classically trained Steinlen also loved his daughter (a frequent subject with cats as above), Montmartre where he moved from Lausanne, artist friends like Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, the French cabaret scene, and politics which he depicted under a pseudonym. You can find his headstone in the cemetery at Montmartre and visit his art in many prestigious museums around the world including the Hermitage in St. Petersburg, Musee d'Orsay in Paris, MoMA in New York, the National Gallery of Art, Washington. D.C.*
But none of Steinlen's cats are lap cats! Not a one of his hundreds if not thousands. Too sophisticated perhaps. Luckily that can't be said of Ciwt's sister cats who are happily keeping her warm during this particularly cold and windy San Francisco summer.
* We even have some in our SFFAM collection https://art.famsf.org/th%C3%A9ophile-alexandre-steinlen but -don't tell her cats - Ciwt has yet to see any on display.
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