In his final book, art historian B.N. Goswamy sketches a portrait of the Indian cat, drawing on Hindu, Buddhist, and Muslim fables.
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The English Cathedral With the 400-Year-Old Cat Door
The Exeter Cathedral has a 16th-century door fashioned with a circular hole for pest control cats. But is it the oldest? We asked the experts.
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To Draw Museum Visitors, Vienna Turns to AI (and Cats)
The city has launched a new cat-paign — ehm, campaign — that puts a feline spin on famous Austrian artworks.
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An Exhibition of Cat Art Worthy of a Meowseum
A new show at the Queens gallery Mrs. proves that dogs may be man’s best friends, but cats are humans’ idols.
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Cat Lovers Rank Felines by Beauty Using Golden Ratio
The staff at All About Cats measured the facial proportions of 46 of the best-known cat breeds. But why does it feel wrong?
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The Universal Allure of New York’s Bodega Cats
Since 2012, Rob Hitt has been documenting domesticated cats in bodegas across the city on social media.
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How Black Cats Went From Bad Luck to Symbols of Defiance
Icons like the Black Panther Party logo, the “Sabo-Tabby,” and innumerable pieces of protest art go against the traditional Western taboo around the felines.
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Let’s All Paws to Write Letters to the Lonely Garden Cats of a Museum
The resident kitties at Tulsa’s Philbrook Museum of Art, Perilla and Cleo, are all alone — you can write them a letter while the museum is closed, and get a reply.
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Denied Entry, Cats Try to Paw Past Japanese Museum Security Guard
The cunning kitties came to Hiroshima Onomichi City Museum of Art two years ago for a feline-centric exhibition and never left, demanding free entry.
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A Cute but Clawless Documentary on Istanbul’s Street Cats
In Kedi, human Istanbulites reflect on their complex but loving relationships with the city’s feline inhabitants.
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A Utah Schoolteacher’s Exceptional Collection of Cat Art Is Meow for Sale
Patrick Eddington wrote to countless writers and artists, from Kiki Smith to Marcel Dzama to Ray Bradbury, asking them to send him cat-related works. They did.
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A Tour of Meownuments to the World’s Most Pawesome Cats
Istanbul unveiled a tribute to its local beloved feline this week, but it’s hardly the first time a cat has been immortalized in bronze.
