Louis Wain Fact #43:
Back in the day, Louis Wain's declining health was very sensationalised in the newspapers, often playing things up and including false details, which makes it quite difficult to get a clear picture. In an anonymous 1949 article in Antioch news, they claimed that Wain claimed cats had cursed him, drew “devilish and horrifying” cats, and that his doctor [cat caricature pictured] destroyed all of his later cat artwork. Needless to say, this is not true.
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(Source - https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/)
Details:
Going to a Party Given by Uncle - https://catland.distin.org/post/view/1197
The Plum Pudding with Uncle - https://catland.distin.org/post/view/1199
Uncle Quite Happy! - https://catland.distin.org/post/view/1201
The Next Morning the Doctor is Called - https://catland.distin.org/post/view/1202
Uncle Takes His Revenge - https://catland.distin.org/post/view/1200