Name: Théophile Steinlen, Le Chat Noir by Richard H Driehaus Museum
Duration: 1 min 41 s
Description: In honor of #NationalCatDay, listen to curator Jeannine Falino discuss the origins of the famous poster by Théophile Steinlen. This audio stop was part of the Driehaus Museum's 2017 exhibition, L'Affichomania: The Passion for French Posters.

Museum founder Richard H. Driehaus and curator Elyse Zorn Karlin discuss how cloaks and capes were a reaction to the constrictions of  Victorian Age dress.

"Birds in the Trees" Cloak Clasp
c. 1900
Silver, enamel
Collection of Richard H. Driehaus

Edith and Nelson Dawson, "Bird in the Trees" Cloak Clasp

Curator Ulysses Dietz describes what this brooch tells us about the transformation of women's identities at the turn-of-the-century. #Maker&Muse

Mermaid Brooch, c. 1900
Gilded silver, coral, pearl
Collection of Richard H. Driehaus

Karl Rothmueller, Mermaid Brooch

In honor of #NationalCatDay, listen to curator Jeannine Falino discuss the origins of the famous poster by Théophile Steinlen. This audio stop was part of the Driehaus Museum's 2017 exhibition, L'Affichomania: The Passion for French Posters.

Théophile Steinlen, Le Chat Noir

Aunt Holly visits WLS-AM 890 and talks about her plans for the Driehaus Museum on Saturday and Sunday, December 3 and 4, 2022. https://driehausmuseum.org/programs/detail/santa-and-aunt-holly-are-coming-to-town

Théophile Steinlen, Le Chat Noir

Richard H Driehaus Museum

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