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Louis Wain - I've Caught the Knitting Craze
December 2005.
Louis Wain (1860-1938) first came to my attention for being the man behind the Postcard Records drumming cat. He sounds like an eccentric character, devoted to his feline friends. He started drawing Peter, the family cat (who could wear glasses and pretend to read) to entertain his dying wife Emily and the sketches helped cats knock dogs off the number one pet spot.
More at Wain Cats, Catland: the Art of Louis Wain and Louis Wain's Kitten Book.