Cat's Head (Artwork for a J.Salmon 'Christmas Greetings' Postcard)
Artist: Louis Wain · Undated
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This archive record presents Cat's Head (Artwork for a J.Salmon 'Christmas Greetings' Postcard), attributed in the supplied collection to Louis Wain.
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Louis Wain
5 August 1860 to 4 July 1939
Wain was a British illustrator and painter best known for his anthropomorphic cats. Born in Clerkenwell, London, he trained at the West London School of Art and taught at Camberwell before building a career in illustrated papers, children's books and postcards. His cats move through theatres, clubs, shops and family celebrations, and his later patterned images have become some of his most discussed work.
- Born
- 5 August 1860
- Died
- 4 July 1939
- Nationality
- British
- Birthplace
- Clerkenwell, London, England
- Died in
- St Albans, Hertfordshire, England
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- Louis Wain
- Date
- Undated
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- British
- Period
- British illustration
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