Louis Wain Fact #42:
"In 1928, a misogynistic author published a book titled “Cats” under the pseudonym “Not Louis Wain.” This book has repeatedly muddled results for his actual books in years since. Interestingly, two years later it spawned an entire response book titled “Men are Pigs.”"
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"This dance began at two o'clock, and now it's half past four
The piper says he's weary but the Dancers ask for more!"
Watercolour and bodycolour 14 3/4 x 10 3/4
Illustrated 'Cats of many lands', published by Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd.
Exhibited: The Brook St. Art Gallery as 'In the Heilons'