We usually only post cat content on Feline Friday, but we just learned that March 28 is Respect Your Cat Day. To celebrate here are two ink drawings by the artist Anita Wong, found in 𝐂𝐚𝐭𝐬 𝐑𝐨𝐜𝐤: 𝐅𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐀𝐫𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐨𝐩𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐂𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 (Paris, 2019).#cats #cat #chat #katze #gatto #gatta #gata #gato #猫 #library #books #bookstagram #booksofinstagram #librarybooks #librarybook #illustration #art (at Harvard Yard) https://www.instagram.com/p/CqVoh0XOh28/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Illustrations by Kay Nielsen for 𝐄𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐮𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐨𝐨𝐧 (New York, 1922), a collection of Norwegian fairy tales. Nielsen would later work for the Walt Disney Company, contributing art design to Fantasia, and other films. #kaynielsen #illustration #bookillustration #fairytales #folktales #norway #library #books #bookstagram #booksofinstagram #librarybooks #librarybook (at Harvard Yard) https://www.instagram.com/p/CqDpBdFOVU5/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

A few weeks ago we posted some sketches by Archibald Thorburn, a Scottish wildlife illustrator from the late 19th and early 20th century. Today we have drawings from 𝐅𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐫 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐁𝐢𝐫𝐝𝐬 (London, 1883). Given the impending storm we chose water birds for today’s post. #birds #alexanderthorburn #ornithology #illustration #watercolor #library #books #bookstagram #booksofinstagram #librarybooks #librarybook (at Harvard Yard) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpvYPwuucX6/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

You can’t always resist the urge to post kitten pictures. We found these undated photos in 𝐆𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐂𝐚𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 (Winston-Salem, N.C., 2008). #felinefriday #cats #cat #chat #katze #gatto #gatta #gata #gato #猫 #library #books #bookstagram #booksofinstagram #librarybooks #librarybook (at Harvard Yard) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpVrx7-uNiC/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

We just discovered today is Floral Design Day and we also happened to have scanned these flowery fabrics recently. These are from 𝐋𝐮𝐱𝐮𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐞𝐢𝐝𝐞 (Nuremberg, 2018), the catalog from an exhibit at the German National Library on 18th century fashion in silk. #silk #fashion #fashionhistory #flowers #floraldesignday #library #books #bookstagram #booksofinstagram #librarybooks #librarybook (at Harvard Yard) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpOPUI0OChS/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

For any typography buffs out there, or for anyone Jonesing for some classic European signage, here are some elegant fonts found on the streets of Italy and France. Images from 𝐒𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐩𝐭𝐬: 𝐄𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐋𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧'𝐬 𝐆𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐀𝐠𝐞 (New York, 2011). #typography #fonts #scripts #library #books #bookstagram #booksofinstagram #librarybooks #librarybook (at Harvard Yard) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpLobFHO3wV/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Cats in the snow seems an appropriate theme on this cold Feline Friday in Cambridge. We found these fat-tailed Finnish cats in 𝐊𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐧 𝐒𝐮𝐨𝐦𝐢: 𝐊𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐭 𝐇𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐚 (Helsinki, 2012) #finland #suomi #library #books #bookstagram #booksofinstagram #librarybooks #librarybooks #felinefriday #cats #cat #chat #katze #gatto #gatta #gata #gato #猫 (at Harvard Yard) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpDosxROIxM/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Drawings made to accompany an English translation of Jean Jacques Rousseau’s 𝐋𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐨𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐲 (London, 1802) #botany #plants #library #books #bookstagram #booksofinstagram #librarybooks #librarybook (at Harvard Yard) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpBV4tCO218/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Hall of Fame basketball player Grant Hill has a significant collection of African American art, focusing on Elizabeth Catlett and Romare Bearden. These images are from the catalog of an exhibition of 46 works from his collection: 𝐒𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐥𝐥 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐎𝐰𝐧: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐇𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐀𝐫𝐭 (Durham, NC, 2003). Image 1: 𝑻𝒊𝒎𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑩𝒂𝒔𝒔, Romare Bearden, 1979 Image 2: 𝑪𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒂𝒔, Elizabeth Catlett, 1986 Image 3: 𝑯𝒐𝒖𝒔𝒆, Romare Bearden, 1970 Image 4: 𝑷𝒍𝒂𝒚𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒔, 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝑭𝒐𝒓 𝑴𝒚 𝑷𝒆𝒐𝒑𝒍𝒆, Elizabeth Catlett, 1992 #Blackart #Blackartists #Blackhistorymonth #library #books #bookstagram #booksofinstagram #librarybooks #librarybooks #romarebearden #elizabethcatlett (at Harvard Yard) https://www.instagram.com/p/Co-qQGPuO4M/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

We thought some color might be welcome on a dreary day in Cambridge. Here are some lovely images we found in 𝐖𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐨𝐞𝐬: 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐓𝐞𝐱𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐚𝐬𝐭 (New York, 1998). #textiles #rugs #India #Indonesia #Thailand #library #books #bookstagram #booksofinstagram #librarybooks #librarybooks (at Harvard Yard) https://www.instagram.com/p/Co8G4iqu0rk/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

A Jazz Age cat for Feline Friday. This is 𝑯𝒂𝒓𝒍𝒆𝒎 𝒂𝒕 𝑵𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕, a 1924 painting by Winold Reiss, found in 𝐑𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐁𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤: 𝐀𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐞𝐦 𝐑𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 (Berkelley, 1997) #Blackart #Blackartists #Blackhistorymonth #library #books #bookstagram #booksofinstagram #librarybooks #librarybooks #felinefriday #cats #cat #chat #katze #gatto #gatta #gata #gato #猫 (at Harvard Yard) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cox759YOdrw/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

A selection we found in a collection of art and literature by African-American women, 𝐕𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦 (San Francisco, 1995). #Blackart #Blackartists #Blackhistorymonth #library #books #bookstagram #booksofinstagram #librarybooks #librarybooks Image 1: Shaded Lives, Phoebe Beasley, 1988 Image 2: Hope Street, Marie Johnson Calloway, 1971-1985 Image 3: Zora and Langston, Phoebe Beasley, 1988 Image 4: Earl’s Hair Odyssey, Marie Johson Calloway, 1985 Image 5: My Right as a Future of Equality with Other Americans, Elizabeth Catlett, 1947 (at Harvard Yard) https://www.instagram.com/p/CoujulkOjFE/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Nelson Mandela was released from prison on this day in 1990, after serving 27 years of a life sentence. Here are some photos of Mandela prior to his incarceration. From 𝐍𝐞𝐥𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐚: 𝐀 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐏𝐡𝐨𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐬 (New York, 2009) #nelsonmandela #southafrica #library #books #bookstagram #booksofinstagram #librarybooks #librarybook (at Harvard Yard) https://www.instagram.com/p/CoiDy0TOcDe/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Anyone who’s tried to dress a cat is quite familiar with this expression. Happy Feline Friday! From 𝐆𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐂𝐚𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 (Winston-Salem, NC, 2008) #library #books #bookstagram #booksofinstagram #librarybooks #librarybook #felinefriday #cats #cat #chat #katze #gatto #gatta #gata #gato #猫 (at Harvard Yard) https://www.instagram.com/p/CofN5mXO8W5/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

‘Toiles de Jouy’ simply means cloth from Jouy, a town near Paris. These textiles were all the rage in 18th century France, where textile makers borrowed methods of printing patterns on cotton used in India. They often included scenes of aristocratic daily life, but for this post we’ve mostly concentrated on some of the more abstract designs, and a contemporary interpretation of the style. All of these images come from 𝐓𝐨𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐝𝐞 𝐉𝐨𝐮𝐲: 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐡 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐭𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝟏𝟕𝟔𝟎-𝟏𝟖𝟑𝟎 (London, 2010) #toilesdejouy #textiles #cloth #library #books #bookstagram #booksofinstagram #librarybooks #librarybook (at Harvard Yard) https://www.instagram.com/p/CocxQiyu0gs/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Julian Abele was a Black architect who, while working for the Horace Trumbauer firm in Philadelphia, was one the designers of Widener Library. Abele was the first Black student in the University of Pennsylvania Department of Architecture. In addition to his work on Widener he also helped design the Philadelphia Museum of Art as well as several buildings on the Duke campus, including the Duke University Chapel and Cameron Indoor Stadium. He’s generally considered the most important Black architect of his era. There aren’t many surviving photos of Abele but we did find these in 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐀𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐞: 𝐀𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐞𝐚𝐮𝐱 𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐬 (New York, 2019) #julianabele #architecture #architects #blackhistorymonth #library #books #bookstagram #booksofinstagram #librarybooks #librarybook (at Harvard Yard) https://www.instagram.com/p/CoahFxMurSl/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Archibald Thorburn FZS, was a noted Scottish artist known primarily for his wildlife illustrations. While his finished work often included dramatic backgrounds, here we have watercolors made in the field across 30 years of work. From 𝐀 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭'𝐬 𝐒𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 (London, 1918) #birds #alexanderthorburn #ornithology #illustration #watercolor #library #books #bookstagram #booksofinstagram #librarybooks #librarybook Image 1: Kingfisher Image 2: Barn owl Image 3: Golden eagle Image 4: Peregrine falcon Image 5: Fieldfare (at Harvard Yard) https://www.instagram.com/p/CoId6gwOv7F/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=