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Louis Wain

Louis William Wain was an English artist best known for his drawings of anthropomorphised cats and kittens.

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Suzi chats with historian Kathryn Hughes. The history of cats and so much more.Watch episode · 1:08:50

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Catland

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Historian Kathryn Hughes joins Suzi in the Book Bag to discuss 'Catland', a vastly entertaining glimpse into the bizarre world of Victorian artist Louis Wain and his anthropomorphic felines.
Think Richard Dadd with cats instead of fairies.
This episode contains real kitties!!

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