Cats Galore: A Compendium of Cultured Cats Hardcover – September 8, 2015

Cats Galore is a compendium of a number of Susan Herbert’s marvelous books: The Cats History of Western Art, Impressionist Cats, Pre-Raphaelite Cats, Shakespeare’s Cats, The Catropolitan Opera, Movie Cats, and maybe some I’ve missed. I don’t think it has all the pictures in each book, but it has a lot of them. If you (or the person you are buying the book for) don’t already know Herbert’s work, this is the place to start.Why is this a wonderful book? Let me count a few of the ways. First, Herbert’s watercolors are detailed and beautiful paintings in themselves. Second, she does a perfect job of imitating each of the varied artistic works and styles she so lovingly parodies. Third, she finds exactly the right color of cat to represent each of the characters portrayed, and exactly the right expression for its situation. The results are gorgeous and, often, funny at the same time.If you (or the person you’re buying for) like(s) art, plays, movies, and CATS, get this book Yesterday!!

I've been a fan of Herbert for some time. Her creative use of cats in famous paintings is both educational and entertaining. This is a real treat for shose who love art and cats. I also highly recommend Fat Cat Art by Svetlana Petrova who photoshops her cat into paintings instead of Herbert's technique of substituting cats for people. My only complaint is with shipping on this item: it came in a box with other books and without adequate padding. As a result the dust jacket was torn on arrival. I'm not going to knock down the rating on a great book for shipping problems but I did want to mention it. (That's a pet peeve of mine: people who love a book but who give it a bad rating for another problem unconnected with content. Some don't read all the reivews to see that the reason book X only got three stars is because the Kindle version was formatted oddly or whatever.)

Cats from famous paintings, famous Shakespearean plays, Operas, & movies. A must have for cat lovers. (I just ordered two more for gifts.) Fabulous art!

My sister and her husband are cat lovers and appreciate art and artists. Great gift for them. They also have a great sense of humor.

Susan Helbert’s books are by far the best things I’ve ever found related to cats. I originally bought Shakespeare Cats and loved it so much I went online and bought every single book she’s ever published. I was a little bit upset when I realized this particular volume has collections from four others, which I’ve also purchased. I didn’t read the description, which says illustrations are taken from Shakespeare Cats, pre-raphaelite cats, opera cats, and movie cats. But honestly the book is so beautiful, especially without the dust jacket, that I don’t mind that the illustrations in this book are from the others I also purchased. I would however like verification on whether there are any illustrations in this volume that are new, not found in the other books?

I found this book at the Vermeer Museum gift shop in The Hague and fell in love immediately. Got it from Amazon after the trip. It’s a great cute art book with amazing sense of humor! Love it so much!However, it includes so little of art and cultures besides the Europeans. The only Asian components are two Japanese operas. Zero Arabic or African. Wish it could be more universal because I really don’t know what to answer when cat-loving kids asked why so many award-winning Southeast Asian cats were showcasing European arts instead of their own. Just curious will the Thor movie ever use an Indian/Latin/Pacific actor in real life.

The book was purchased as a gift. My relative who is an artist and was very familiar with many of the renditions was excited and overjoyed with the clever depictions of the famous works of art. The book is a wonderful addition to an art collection and will bring pleasure and enjoyment for many years to come.

Susan Herbert's skill in reproducing masterpieces as well as depicting beautiful cats with empathic facial expressions is phenomenal. I'd rather see a furry cat in the paintings, than a naked human.