Cat jewelry Department of Cultural Heritage

Department of Cultural Heritage

McCracken coated plywood with fiberglass then spray-painted it with countless layers of automotive paints

“Replete with installation photography and more ephemera than you could fit into three lifetimes

The tradition of staging persisted as an artistic approach into the twentieth century and took on new meaning in the context of advertising

and an insightful meditation on living as an artist

Cat jewelry Department of Cultural HeritageA whimsical visual survey of the house cat in art and popular culture, exploring humanitys enduring connection to one of our most loved animal companions Cats have been beloved and depicted by humans for millennia. These captivating animals appeared as worship statuettes in ancient Egypt, in anthropomorphic illustrations in Victorian England, and, today, in contemporary artwork, on fashion runways, and as social media memes. Cat celebrates how our