A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Cat
By (Author) Nia Gould
Chronicle Books
Chronicle Books
25th August 2020
United States
General
Non Fiction
Humour collections and anthologies
709.22
Hardback
136
Width 159mm, Height 211mm, Spine 20mm
390g
Finally, the great cat artists from art history are gathered together, from Mary Catsatt to Meow Weiwei, Yayoi Catsama to Vasily Catdinski. Illustrated profiles offer a portrait of each artist as a cat and reveal in short tongue-in-cheek biographies the thrilling lives (all nine) behind their famed artwork. Readers will discover the inspiration for Frida Catlos renowned self-pawtraits, or learn about the cat-mosphere that gave rise to Georgia OKittys landscapes. This cat-tastic view of art history will twist the whiskers of any cat lover with an artistic purrsuasion.
Nia Gould is an artist and illustrator based in Devon, United Kingdom. Her work has been featured in exhibitions and publications internationally, and she sells pins, art prints, and greeting cards featuring her cat artists through her design studio and shop, Niaski.