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Who Was Louis Wain’s Wife?

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Did louis wain ‘s sisters marry? None of his five sisters ever married At the age of thirty, his youngest sister was certified as insane, and admitted to an asylum. Did Louis Wain suffer from schizophrenia? Louis Wain was an English artist best known for his drawings, which consistently featured anthropomorphized cats, and that suffered … Read more

What Books Did Louis Wain Illustrate?

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In 1886, Wain was asked by Macmillans to illustrate a children’s book entitled ‘ Madame Tabby’s Establishment ‘. The results proved popular and encouraged Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News to ask Wain to produce a double page cat drawing for the Christmas Issue. Was Louis Wain actually schizophrenic? Artist Profile Louis Wain was a British … Read more