Louis Wain Fact #67:
At least one person was named after Wain; in 1933 when Louis Wain of Skegness, England was in court charged with an unlicensed motorcycle, the chairman interrupted the proceedings to ask him about cats. To which the defendant claimed the artist was merely his namesake.
Comments
- Reply
Even the very cats and dogs sketched here (by Louis Wain in the Sunday Strand) did; whether they (and you) keep them remains to be seen. Most New Year resolutions are like pie crust-made to be broken.