Thank you Martini. These illustrations are wonderful. I'm glad Mr Wain changed people's minds. But what I don't understand is how, having met kittens, one could not also love cats. I mean, come on. A little ball of fluff with murder mittens - what's not to love?
Understandable- copyright laws started in the 19th century but didn't get real teeth, with the focus on granting the author direct control for their life plus x number of years after, until the 20th.
I read that he often sold his work outright without copyright. So I don’t know if he did not know how to do it or he did not want to. But given his financial predicament, probably the former.
Thank you Martini. These illustrations are wonderful. I'm glad Mr Wain changed people's minds. But what I don't understand is how, having met kittens, one could not also love cats. I mean, come on. A little ball of fluff with murder mittens - what's not to love?
Well, the Japanese seem to have had a friendlier approach to cats.
https://japanobjects.com/features/cat-paintings
The Cat Who Went to Heaven by Elizabeth Coatsworth, one of my very favorite books
I'll look it up.
Find a youngish person to share it with. It's wonderful to read out loud, and the illustrations are excellent.
Understandable- copyright laws started in the 19th century but didn't get real teeth, with the focus on granting the author direct control for their life plus x number of years after, until the 20th.
Very cool.
Did he not want to copyright his work, or did he just not know how to do it?
I read that he often sold his work outright without copyright. So I don’t know if he did not know how to do it or he did not want to. But given his financial predicament, probably the former.