Drawings

Cat Sipping, Licking, Napping, 1965, black chalk, 16 x 12"

“You draw cats better than Leonardo”
Spoken to the artist by Charles Seymour, Jr.
Mellon Visting Professor at the University of Pittsburgh 1965
Author: Sculpture in Italy 1400-1500 and Michelangelo’s David: A Search for Identity

Mother Cat in a Box, Nursing Newborns, July 14, 1965, graphite, 6.5" x 10.5"

Mother Cat Nursing Newborn Kittens, July 14, 1965, graphite, 6.5" x 10.5"

Newborn Kittens Clumped Together, Sleeping, July 26, 1965, graphite, 6.5" x 10.5"

Newborn Kitten Sleeping, July 25, 1965, graphite, 6.5" x 10.5"

Newborn Kitten, Head and Hind Leg, July 21, 1965, graphite, 6.5" x 10.5"

Newborn Kittens, Eyes Still Closed, Exploring, Sleeping, July 14, 1965, graphite, 6.5" x 10.5"

Kitten Watching Me Draw, Attracted by the Scratching Sound of the Pencil, August 11, 1965, graphite, 6.5" x 10.5"

Sleeping Kitten, 1965, linoleum block print, 3 x 5” (Only record of a drawing accidentally discarded by the framer)"

Sleeping Kitten, 1965, graphite, 6.25" x 5"

Kittens Play-Acting, 1965, felt pen, 9.5" x 6"
One kitten turns its back on the other, and begins to snap its tail on the carpet, like a little whip. The other kitten begins “stalking” the tail, as if it is prey to be captured. Finally the stalking kitten leaps in for the “kill.” Instantly, the snapping kitten leaps in the air, does a back-flip, and lands on the other - for a short intense wrestling match.