“Le Chat Noir” is one of the most famous pieces of late 19th century European art, but the artist behind it was also very active in France's anarchist and socialist political groups of the time.

Research:
Asimakis, Magdalyn. “War, Socialism, and Cats: Théophile-Alexandre Steinlen's Political Artistic Practice.” The Met. Nov. 2, 2017. https://www.metmuseum.org/perspectives/theophile-alexandre-steinlen-cats-socialism-world-war-i
Budge, A. “Arts & Decoration Combined with the Spur.” Volumes 19-20. 1923. Accessed online: https://books.google.com/books?id=joAyAQAAIAAJ&vq=steinlen&source=gbs_navlinks_s
“Charles Matlack Price letters 1917-1947 [bulk 1918-1923].” The New York Public Library – Archives and Manuscripts. https://archives.nypl.org/mss/18567#:~:text=His%20career%20trajectory%20was%20briefly,to%20friends%2C%20and%20his%20work
“Declaration of the Rights of Man – 1789.” Yale Law School. https://avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/rightsof.asp
Fau-Vincenti, Véronique. “STEINLEN Théophile, Alexandre.” Le Maitron. Nov. 4, 2009. https://maitron.fr/steinlen-theophile-alexandre/
Gegout, E. and Ch. Malato. “Prison fin de siècle : souvenirs de Pélagie.” Paris. G. Charpentier et E. Fasquelle. 1891. https://digital-research-books-beta.nypl.org/read/7581051
Glass, Chloe. “Printmaker Theophile Steinlen Used Art to Advocate for Social Change in 1900s France.” Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. https://crystalbridges.org/blog/printmaker-theophile-steinlen-used-art-to-advocate-for-social-change-in-1900s-france/
Goldstein, Robert Justin. “Fighting French Censorship, 1815-1881.” The French Review, vol. 71, no. 5, 1998, pp. 785–96. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/398913
Guthrie, Christopher E. “History of Censorship in France.” EBSCO. 2023. https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/politics-and-government/history-censorship-france
Kagan, Étienne, et al. “GEGOUT Ernest.”Le Maitron. April 7, 2014. https://maitron.fr/gegout-ernest-charles-joseph-ernest-dit-dictionnaire-des-anarchistes
Olsen, Annikka. “The Surprising Story of the Cat-Obsessed Artist Behind the Famed ‘Le Chat Noir’ Poster.” Artnet News. Oct. 28, 2024. https://news.artnet.com/art-world/theophile-alexandre-steinlen-tournee-du-chat-noir-2417712?amp=1
Stefiuk, Eleanor. 2022. “Villiers de L’Isle-Adam’s Anarchism: A Legacy of the Paris Commune.” Dix-Neuf26 (1): 1–17. doi:10.1080/14787318.2021.2010167

&ldquo;Le Chat Noir&rdquo; is one of the most famous pieces of late 19th century European art, but the artist behind it was also very active in France's anarchist and socialist political groups of the time.
Research:
<ul>
<li>Asimakis, Magdalyn. &ldquo;War, Socialism, and Cats: Th&eacute;ophile-Alexandre Steinlen's Political Artistic Practice.&rdquo; The Met. Nov. 2, 2017. https://www.metmuseum.org/perspectives/theophile-alexandre-steinlen-cats-socialism-world-war-i</li>
<li>Budge, A. &ldquo;Arts &amp; Decoration Combined with the Spur.&rdquo; Volumes 19-20. 1923. Accessed online: https://books.google.com/books?id=joAyAQAAIAAJ&amp;vq=steinlen&amp;source=gbs_navlinks_s</li>
<li>&ldquo;Charles Matlack Price letters 1917-1947 [bulk 1918-1923].&rdquo; The New York Public Library &ndash; Archives and Manuscripts. https://archives.nypl.org/mss/18567#:~:text=His%20career%20trajectory%20was%20briefly,to%20friends%2C%20and%20his%20work</li>
<li>&ldquo;Declaration of the Rights of Man &ndash; 1789.&rdquo; Yale Law School. https://avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/rightsof.asp</li>
<li>Fau-Vincenti, V&eacute;ronique. &ldquo;STEINLEN Th&eacute;ophile, Alexandre.&rdquo; Le Maitron. Nov. 4, 2009. https://maitron.fr/steinlen-theophile-alexandre/</li>
<li>Gegout, E. and Ch. Malato. &ldquo;Prison fin de si&egrave;cle : souvenirs de P&eacute;lagie.&rdquo; Paris. G. Charpentier et E. Fasquelle. 1891. https://digital-research-books-beta.nypl.org/read/7581051</li>
<li>Glass, Chloe. &ldquo;Printmaker Theophile Steinlen Used Art to Advocate for Social Change in 1900s France.&rdquo; Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. https://crystalbridges.org/blog/printmaker-theophile-steinlen-used-art-to-advocate-for-social-change-in-1900s-france/</li>
<li>Goldstein, Robert Justin. &ldquo;Fighting French Censorship, 1815-1881.&rdquo;&nbsp;The French Review, vol. 71, no. 5, 1998, pp. 785&ndash;96.&nbsp;JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/398913</li>
<li>Guthrie, Christopher E. &ldquo;History of Censorship in France.&rdquo; EBSCO. 2023. https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/politics-and-government/history-censorship-france</li>
<li>Kagan, &Eacute;tienne, et al. &ldquo;GEGOUT Ernest.&rdquo;Le Maitron. April 7, 2014. https://maitron.fr/gegout-ernest-charles-joseph-ernest-dit-dictionnaire-des-anarchistes</li>
<li>Olsen, Annikka. &ldquo;The Surprising Story of the Cat-Obsessed Artist Behind the Famed &lsquo;Le Chat Noir&rsquo; Poster.&rdquo; Artnet News. Oct. 28, 2024. https://news.artnet.com/art-world/theophile-alexandre-steinlen-tournee-du-chat-noir-2417712?amp=1</li>
<li>Stefiuk, Eleanor. 2022. &ldquo;Villiers de L&rsquo;Isle-Adam&rsquo;s Anarchism: A Legacy of the Paris Commune.&rdquo;&nbsp;Dix-Neuf26 (1): 1&ndash;17. doi:10.1080/14787318.2021.2010167</li>
</ul>

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Théophile Steinlen Beyond 'Le Chat Noir'

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