If by some strange happenstance you have never before seen a Kliban cat drawing, you will instantly recognize that each and every one of them captures the essence of…. cat. A well-established illustrator and cartoonist (Playboy, The New Yorker, Never Eat Anything Bigger Than Your Head, et al) B. Kliban used to devote off-moments in his studio to drawing his felines Nitty, Norton, Burton Rustle and Noko Marie the Snake. An editor friend saw this work and convinced Kliban to let her take it publishers, and in 1975 Workman published CAT, a huge bestseller which inspired an outbreak of cat love that has not abated to this day. That groundbreaking book was followed by more books, and more drawings, which manifested on calendars, cards, mugs, ceramics, clothing – almost 9,000 unique items to date. And the book that started it all is still in print. Cat people of the world, rejoice -- and savor the twice-a-week pleasure of KLIBAN’S CATS.
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Kliban by B. Kliban
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Nabuquduriuzhur said, 11 months ago
Persephcat-ie?
orinoco womble said, 11 months ago
Part of his new Ceres: The Four Seasons.
Chris Robinson said, 11 months ago
A very Rubenesque pussycat
LafInLarry
said, 11 months ago
Flower kitten.
BaconBoyCamper said, 11 months ago
Cat Stevens :: “Peace Train”
jadoo823 said, 11 months ago
…this must be Leo…
Chikuku said, 11 months ago
Whadda cute Kitty….
deeceewye said, 11 months ago
♪ ♫ Would you like to swing on a star,
Carry moonbeams home in a jar,
And be better off than you are…♪ ♫
kauri44 said, 11 months ago
I think this may have been drawn when Maxfield Parrish prints were very popular.
Ann
said, 11 months ago
This has much more joy in it than MP’s works.
kauri44 said, 11 months ago
@Ann
I was thinking of The Dinkey Bird which had a person on a swing who seemed to be having a good time. Of course a cat would enjoy himself more. Actually, there was an ice cream billboard in the late 1970’s or early ’80’s that also looked like a tribute to Parrish. It showed a very happy lion on a swing, with the quote “all your ice cream dreams come true”. It would be funny if that’s what Kliban was imitating.