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IcyPeas

(21,889 posts)
Fri Oct 29, 2021, 06:55 PM Oct 2021

For Natioinal Cat Day: A History of Felines, as Narrated and Illustrated by a Cat

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/history-felines-narrated-and-illustrated-cat-180976368/


Pop Art pioneer Andy Warhol owned up to 25 cats at a time, all of them Siamese and all, except one, named Sam. In 1954, prior to attaining fame, Warhol published a book of cat lithographs that now sells for tens of thousands of dollars.
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For Natioinal Cat Day: A History of Felines, as Narrated and Illustrated by a Cat (Original Post) IcyPeas Oct 2021 OP
Happy national Cat day!!! I_UndergroundPanther Oct 2021 #1
Happy National Cat Day. Yes, I know. Every day is Cat Day. Seriously, though, niyad Oct 2021 #2
We should demand more cat history be taught in schools!! IcyPeas Oct 2021 #3

niyad

(113,336 posts)
2. Happy National Cat Day. Yes, I know. Every day is Cat Day. Seriously, though,
Fri Oct 29, 2021, 11:37 PM
Oct 2021

the whole article is excellent. A "homocentric" view of history. Will be ordering the book tomorrow.

IcyPeas

(21,889 posts)
3. We should demand more cat history be taught in schools!!
Fri Oct 29, 2021, 11:57 PM
Oct 2021

I sure wish they would've included some cats in my history classes in school, it would've been much more interesting.

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