Artists and Their Cats

Artists and Their Cats
Author: Alison Nastasi
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2015-03-03
Genre: Photography
ISBN: 9781452133553

Pablo Picasso, Andy Warhol, Frida Kahlo . . . so many great artists have shared one very special love: the companionship of cats. Gathered here for the first time are behind-thescenes stories of more than 50 famous artists and their feline friends. From Salvador Dali's pet ocelot Babou to John Lennon and Yoko Ono's menagerie of cats, including Salt (who was black) and Pepper (who was white), Artists and Their Cats captures these endearing friendships in charming photographs and engaging text, and reveals what creative souls and the animals best known for their independent spirits have in common. In this clever compilation, art aficionados will discover a softer side of their favorite artists, and cat lovers will enjoy a whole new way to celebrate their favorite furry friends.

Queer Icons and Their Cats

Queer Icons and Their Cats
Author: Alison Nastasi
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Total Pages: 107
Release: 2021-05-04
Genre: Pets
ISBN: 1797206230

These cat lovers are out and purr-oud! Freddie Mercury, Sylvia Rivera, Alison Bechdel, Dusty Springfield. This book is a celebration of queer icons of the past and present and their furry feline friends. From images of lost legends such as Josephine Baker and James Baldwin, to snapshots of contemporary trailblazers like comedian Tig Notaro and fashion designer Jason Wu—these charming and eccentric photographs capture what it truly means to be a cat purr-son. • PURR-FECT FOR CAT LOVERS: This book celebrates the love between human and cat. What better gift could you get the feline fancier in your life? • AMEWSING ANECDOTES AND IMPAWTENT MOMENTS: Learn about the lives of the queer heroes who came before us and those who are still fighting for equality and inclusion. We're not kitten around—with watershed moments like the Stonewall riots and sweet stories of domestic bliss, this book will both entertain and inspire you. • PHOTOS WITH CATITUDE: In these purr-ecious photographs, you'll get to see your heroes in unguarded moments expressing love for their pets. This collection of images will bring joy to any cat lover's heart. Perfect for: • LGBTQIA+ cat lovers and the people who shop for them • Anyone interested in learning more about influential queer figures—and their pets!

Planet Cat

Planet Cat
Author: Sandra Choron
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 428
Release: 2007
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9780618812592

Presents more than four hundred lists on various information on cats, including cat breeds, training, and behavior, as well as such topics as famous cats in history, cat food recipes, and gifts for pampered cats.

Felines of the World

Felines of the World
Author: Giovanni G. Bellani
Publisher: Academic Press
Total Pages: 488
Release: 2019-09-19
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 0128172770

Felines of the World: Discoveries in Taxonomic Classification and History provides the most recent taxonomic, paleontological, phylogenetic and DNA advances of wild felid and domestic cat species following guidelines dictated by the IUCN SSC Cat Specialist Group. It highlights the importance of felines and their role as predators in maintaining the ecological biome balance in which they have evolved. The book delves into the anatomical, evolutionary and zoogeographic features of fossil and current felid species. Each species is described in detail, detailing its classification, habitat and biological habits. This book also presents the most updated threat and conservation status of each species. This book is an ideal resource for zoologists and paleontologists, primarily those interested in the evolution and features of extinct and extant felines. - Details the lineage, features and habits of over 40 felid species - Covers all species within the Felidae family, including lions, lynxes, pumas and domestic cats - Features detailed and colorful illustrations, diagrams and species location maps - Informs readers on endangered species, current threats and conservation efforts

The Art of Joan Brown

The Art of Joan Brown
Author: Karen Tsujimoto
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Total Pages: 324
Release: 1998-01-01
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9780520214699

Examines the California artist's life and work, offering reproductions of many of her pieces

台灣文學英譯叢刊(No. 49)

台灣文學英譯叢刊(No. 49)
Author:
Publisher: 國立臺灣大學出版中心
Total Pages: 257
Release: 202-06-15
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 9863506087

For this special issue on “New Generation Women's Fiction from Taiwan,” we have specially invited Professor Lee Kuei Yun of the Graduate Institute of Taiwan Literature at Taiwan's Tsing Hua University to be guest editor and take responsibility for the selections. Because of space limitations it has been possible only to select twelve short stories by eleven woman writers. These writers were all born in the 1970s or later and their works were published in the year 2000 or later. Thus, they represent a period of social change in twenty-first century Taiwan and the spirit of the new generation. The introduction that we asked Professor Lee to provide is entitled “Trauma, esire, Contemporary Women's Voices.” Aside from giving a brief account of the eleven writers and their works, Professor Lee sketches “a number of writerly qualities that become perceptible… [that] represent the internal trauma, female consciousness, physical lust, cat-uman metaphors, and everyday life, etc.” In her introduction, what she particularly stresses is that the sexual desire depicted in these works exposes the internal wounds derived from private individual experience hidden away in the deepest levels of the female consciousness that are exposed for direct observation, and “… [from this] we can tease out a clear semblance of a feminine texture that reverberates with the unique sound of contemporary women's voices.” This then is one of the most important qualities of the new generation of aiwanese women's fiction. In the final analysis, trauma and writing about desire are two major themes of Taiwanese women's literature. 《台灣新世代女性小説》這一專輯,我們特地請台灣清華大學台灣文學研究所李癸雲教授擔任客座編輯,負責選稿。因受篇幅的限制,只選11位女性小説家的短篇小説12篇,作者都是1970年以後出生、其作品發表於2000年以後,反映出二十一世紀台灣社會的變動現象和新世代的精神樣貌。同時我們請李教授撰寫一篇導輪,題爲〈創傷.情慾.時代女聲〉,除了簡述11位作家及其作品之外,還勾勒出其中「隱隱浮現某些書寫特徵,關於內在創傷、女性意識、身體情慾、人與貓的互喻、日常生活等」。本輯導論〈創傷.情慾.時代女聲〉中所特別强調的是,這些作品所書寫的情慾、流露出女性意識底層所隱含的個人私密經驗的内在創傷,而正視創傷,「藉此梳理出形貌清晰的女性肌理,迴盪出『時代女聲』的特殊音色」,成爲新世代台灣女性小説的一大特徵。

Impressionist Cats & Dogs

Impressionist Cats & Dogs
Author: James Henry Rubin
Publisher: Yale University Press
Total Pages: 162
Release: 2003-01-01
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9780300098730

Many Impressionist paintings of modern life and leisure include images of household pets. Their appealing presence lends charm to such works while alluding to middle-class prosperity and the growing importance of animals as family members. In many cases, such domestic denizens significantly complement representations of their owners. In certain others, the devotion of individual artists to their pets symbolically enhances their expressions of artistic identity. This enjoyable and informative book focuses on the role of pets in Impressionist pictures and what this reveals about art, artists, and society of that era. James H. Rubin discusses works in which artists paint themselves or their friends in the company of their pets, including several paintings by Courbet (who was fond of dogs) and Manet (a notorious lover of cats). He points out that in some works by Degas, dogs contribute to the artist's commentary on psychological and social relationships, and that in paintings by Renoir, dogs and cats have playful and erotic overtones. He also offers a theory to explain why Monet almost never painted pets. Drawing on early pet handbooks and treatises on animal intelligence, Rubin explores nineteenth-century opinions on cats and dogs and compares handbook illustrations to the animals shown in Impressionist works. He also provides fascinating information on pet ownership and on the place of Impressionism in the long history of animal painting.

New Mistakes

New Mistakes
Author: Clement Goldberg
Publisher: MIT Press
Total Pages: 233
Release: 2024-09-10
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1635902258

Classic human follies of desire and ambition foreground a revelatory awakening the planet needs. UFOs in formation in the sky. Vegetation—from cranky houseplants to wise old conifers—telepathically transmit their complaints. A cat gone viral rebels against her influencer caretaker. In California, interconnected strangers find one another, drawn by messy threads of sex and art, their lives falling apart as an extraordinary new reality arises. In this debut novel by Clement Goldberg, classic human follies of desire and ambition foreground a revelatory awakening the planet needs. By turns tender and hilarious, visionary and perceptive, New Mistakes wittily shows us how we live today, and how we might, astonishingly, live tomorrow.

Catopedia

Catopedia
Author: Battersea Dogs & Cats Home
Publisher: Headline
Total Pages: 167
Release: 2016-10-06
Genre: Pets
ISBN: 1472224795

Why do cats cry to come in and then cry to go out again? Why do they chatter silently at the window? Why can't they be trained to fetch your slippers? Where are the most unusual places they've been employed as mousers? Why are there so many cat superstitions? This cat compendium educates and entertains with facts about everything from wild cat ancestry and cat physiology to cat worship and cat movie stars. We'll investigate how cats experience the world and what they think of their human companions and explore why cats have inspired both reverence and fear throughout history. Drawing on the vast body of knowledge belonging to the world's most famous dogs and cats home, the book contains numerous snippets that readers can dip into as well as longer essays and stories that can be enjoyed at leisure. Attractively designed, with charming illustrations, and beautifully packaged as a hardback gift book, this is the ideal present for every cat lover.