The Book, Cat, & Cat Book Lovers Almanac

of historical trivia regarding books, cats, and other animals. Actually this blog has evolved so that it is described better as a blog about cats in history and culture. And we take as a theme the advice of Aldous Huxley: If you want to be a writer, get some cats. Don't forget to see the archived articles linked at the bottom of the page.

November 16, 2015

November 16, 1921

The canvases of Morris Hirshfield, are called primitive art but that cannot be accurate. Here is his "Cats in the Snow." These are not clumsily rendered animals, this is a vision of joy.



Hirshfield (1872-1946) was a wealthy business man. He and his brother had a successful clothing company in Brooklyn. The patent he received, November 16, 1921, was for an ornamental part of a slipper. Then in 1937 he retired, due to poor health it is said. But then he just produced this wonderful art for the next decade.

Morris Hirshfield arrived in New York from Poland when he was 18 years old.
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