Cat Family by Imre Kinszki

**Imre Kinszki** (1901 – 1945) ~ Cat Family, from Photograms of the Year (1930s) | src flickr

Vivian Maier · on cats

**Vivian Maier** (1926-2009) ~ Cats in Window, ca. 1955. Gelatin silver print | src “Vivian Maier: A Singular Vision”

**Vivian Maier** (1926-2009) ~ Animal Encounters, circa 1950s | src Heritage auctions: “Vivian Maier: A Singular Vision”

**Vivian Maier** (1926-2009) ~ Shop Cat, 1950s | src Heritage auctions: “Vivian Maier: A Singular Vision”

Detail from Cats in Window (circa 1955) by Vivian Maier | src Heritage auctions: “Vivian Maier: A Singular Vision”

Cat and Butterfly by Min Zhen

**Min Zhen** (Chinese, 1730–after 1788) ~ Cat and Butterfly, ca. 1788 (ink on paper). From Album of Miscellaneous Subjects | src Cleveland museum of art

Min Zhen painted this album for his friend Dailili Shanren in exchange for a scholar’s stone.

Cat and butterfly [ 貓和蝴蝶 ] are homophones for the characters “mao die” 耄耋 (octogenarian), so this painting expresses hope that the artist’s friend will live a long life.

Cat and Butterfly by Fu Shan

**Fu Shan** (1607-1685) (attributed to) ~ Cat and Butterfly. Ink on satin, hanging scroll | src Bonhams

Cat Watching a Spider

Grit Hegesa with her cats

**Zander & Labisch ~** Die Tänzerin Grit Hegesa; Porträt mit ihren Katzen. In: Die Dame 20/1922 | src getty images

Cat portraits by Edward Weston

**Edward H. Weston ~** Johnny [tortoise-shell cat on driftwood, plywood backdrop], 1944 or 1945 | src Sotheby’s & CCP

**Edward H. Weston ~** Franky [cat in basket, right paw dangling downward], 1945 | src CCP ~ Univ. of Arizona

**Edward H. Weston ~** Franky (?) [tabby cat lying in basket], 1945 | src CCP ~ Univ. of Arizona

**Edward H. Weston ~** Franky [tabby cat lying on rough dark surface] 1945 | src CCP ~ Univ. of Arizona

**Edward H. Weston ~** Mary [kitten on clock], 1945 | src CCP ~ University of Arizona

**Edward H. Weston ~** Marco Polo [cat on stool], 1944 | src CCP ~ Univ. of Arizona

**Edward H. Weston ~** Jasmine and Marco Polo [two cats on driftwood], 1944 | src CCP ~ Univ. of Arizona

**Edward H. Weston ~** Hank [tabby cat perched with front feet on edge of wheelbarrow, looking upward], 1945 | src CCP

**Edward H. Weston ~** Jo-Jo and picture frame [cat in picture frame below large-leafed shrub, smaller foliage below], 1945 | src CCP

The family of cats by Edward Weston

**Edward H. Weston ~** Cats on Boxes [with Mexican fish gourd, ceramic cat and piggy bank], 1944 | src CCP ~ Univ. of Arizona

**Edward H. Weston ~** Cats on Boxes [with Mexican painted plate], 1944 | src CCP ~ Univ. of Arizona

**Edward H. Weston ~** The Big Family [kittens in basket], 1944 | src CCP ~ Univ. of Arizona

**Edward H. Weston ~** Cats [four kittens looking in through window, cat stretching below inside box], 1944 | src CCP

**Edward H. Weston ~** Cats [Jasmine, Keddsy, and kitten], 1944 | src CCP ~ Univ. of Arizona

**Edward H. Weston ~** Cats [cats on woodbox], 1944 | src CCP ~ Univ. of Arizona

Of Platypus and other species

**Henry James Burrell** (1873-1945) ~ Young Platypus, ca. 1914. Glass negative | src Australian museum

**Henry James Burrell** (1873-1945) ~ Young Platypus, ca. 1914. Glass negative | src Australian museum blog

Harry J. Burrell developed an interest in natural history after he settled in Manilla, northern NSW with his wife Susan Emily Naegueli in 1901. As a naturalist, Burrell is most famous for being the first person to successfully keep platypuses in captivity. To do this he invented the ‘platypusary’, a storage tank which enabled him to both study and exhibit live platypuses. The platypusary was used for the first time in 1910 to show live platypuses at the Moore Park Zoo in Sydney. In 1922 he assisted Ellis Stanley Joseph with successfully transporting the first ever live platypus beyond Australian shores. The sole surviving platypus of the original 5 platypuses’ arduous journey died within a few weeks of being exhibited at the Bronx Zoo, New York.

**Henry James Burrell** (1873-1945) ~ Echidna rolled up. Glass negative | src Australian museum

**Henry James Burrell** (1873-1945) ~ Green snake eating a frog. Glass negative | src Australian museum

Black cat by Hiroaki (1929)

**Takahashi Hiroaki** (1871–1945) ~ Cat with a Bell, 1929. Color woodblock print on paper. Publisher: Kaneko Fusui (1897-1978)

Takahashi Hiroaki was the first print designer to collaborate with the publisher Watanabe Shôzaburô to revive the themes and techniques of 19th-century ukiyo-e prints. Between 1907 and 1923, when the Great Kantô Earthquake destroyed both prints and blocks, they produced over 500 designs. After the quake, Hiroaki began anew, sometimes creating modified versions of his earlier designs. This work, however, is from his output for a different publisher, Kaneko Fusui, who apparently allowed him to do more experimental designs. The swirling patterns in the background, done in soft yellow-orange, show the movement of the baren pad during the printing process. Takahashi worked with Kaneko for only four years, between 1929 and 1932, so prints from this publisher are relatively rare. (quoted from Portland Art Museum)