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Clare Turlay Newberry's 'Cat Napping' Illustration Wins Fresh Attention

Original: "Cat Napping", from her 1940 book April's Kittens by the American author and illustrator Clare Turlay Newberry (1903-197

An illustration titled 'Cat Napping' by American author and artist Clare Turlay Newberry, from her 1940 children's book April's Kittens, is being shared online. The piece, drawn in charcoal and watercolor washes on paper, highlights Newberry's celebrated cat artwork, with readers pointing to vintage storybook pages as a source of charming mid-century illustration.

Why now: Charming vintage cat art from a classic children's book is circulating among art and cat lovers online.

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• "Cat Napping", from her 1940 book April's Kittens by the American author and illustrator Clare Turlay Newberry (1903-1970) 🎨 Charcoal, and watercolor washes on paper. https://www. hauspanther.com/2015/05/12/bea utiful-cat-art-from-vintage-storybook-pages/ # art # artist #… · Natasha_Jay@tech.lgbt · 15

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