Metropolitan Cats

The cats of The Metropolitan Museum of Art speak for themselves, proudly displaying their dominance over their human companions through fifty centuries of paintings, sculpture, prints, drawings, book illustrations, needle-work, lacquers, and ceramics. From the temples of ancient Egypt to the sidewalks of nineteenth-century Paris, from Chinese gardens to medieval kitchens, these independent, devious curious, and lovable creatures make their own statements about their wishes and desires. Showing cats in all sizes, shapes, and colors, and as cuddly kittens, hieratic images, and hunters on the prowl, Metropolitan Cats proves that artists have recognized what every cat lover knows: that cats are the most remarkable and endlessly interesting creatures of all.

Published by The Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1981

112 pages / Hardcover