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Title page spot art.
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Various cats from the book.
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A young Leonardo da Vinci, tooling leather, with one of many animal friends.
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Leonardo da Vinci, animal lover.
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A great French master, in his studio.
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Matisse.
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One of Matisse's cats.
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Matisse traveled with his cats.
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Matisse at work, even while in poor health.
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Gustav Klimt.
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Gustav Klimt with designer Emilie Flöge, his friend and muse.
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When Suzanne Valadon was a girl, she worked as a waitress, and would often sneak treats to the local strays.
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Suzanne Valadon fed caviar to her kitties.
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Suzanne Valadon and her kitty.
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Young Spanish prodigy and his best buddy.
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Pablo P, surrounded by beloved pets including his dashchund, Lumpito (a.k.a. "Lump").
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Picasso at work in his studio, being photographed by Dora Maar.
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Wassily Kandinsky, who saw colors when he heard music.
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Kandinsky in his studio.
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Paul Klee as a boy.
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A Spanish surrealist, hard at work.
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Dalí walking his pet anteater.
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A great German Expressionist, and the animals who inspired him.
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A French surrealist and his best friend.
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Mr. and Mrs. Magritte.
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Frida K as a girl, painting while convalescing.
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Frida Kahlo's parents compared her and husband Diego Rivera to an elephant and a dove.
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Frida Kahlo with a few of her many pets.
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Georgia O'Keefe as a girl.
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A great American artist, posing in her studio with her Chow friends.
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Georgia O'Keefe and one of her beloved Chows.
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A great American illustrator, hard at work in his studio.
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Norman Rockwell's dogs.
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Norman Rockwell posing one of his dogs for a reference photo.
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Various spot art from Jackson Pollack's chapter.
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Jackson Pollack's dog, Ahab.
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Jackson Pollack as a boy.
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Action painting in progress.
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Jackson Pollack's studio buddy, Caw-Caw the crow.
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Andy W. with his studio buds.
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Pop art, happening.
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Julia Warhola (mother of Andy).
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Romaere Bearden as a boy.
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Romaere B. in his studio.
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A wonderful British artist, with some studio pals.
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A Chinese artist and activist creating a sculpture of rebar, and a feline assistant.
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One of Ai Weiwei's cats was (is?) a skilled door-opener.
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