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Animal portraitist Suzanne Thyer has her hands full with curious cats as her pet kittens demand equal time
Animal portraitist Suzanne Thyer has her hands full with curious cats as her pet kittens demand equal time

Animal portraitist Suzanne Thyer has her hands full with curious cats as her pet kittens demand equal time

Date12/7/1976
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Original Toronto Star caption: Animal portraitist Suzanne Thyer has her hands full with curious cats as her pet kittens demand equal time. No; I don't expect animals to pose; she says. But she's not above dipping her paint brush in sardine oil to keep them all in one place long enough.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
      Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)
      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0104225F
      Kittens by the armful: Humane Society employee Marcia Darling has her arms full with these four kittens taken in as strays in the past week
      Kittens by the armful: Humane Society employee Marcia Darling has her arms full with these four kittens taken in as strays in the past week
      McConnell, Colin
      4/3/1981
      A husky litter of Kittens. Five 15-day-old motherless kittens are adopted by a 2 1/2-year-old-Malemute bitch named Symphony, a pet at the Lance Vaughn(...)
      A husky litter of Kittens. Five 15-day-old motherless kittens are adopted by a 2 1/2-year-old-Malemute bitch named Symphony, a pet at the Lance Vaughn(...)
      Griffin, Doug
      6/17/1974
      Too many kittens for 7-year-old Karyn Ginsberg of Toronto, who visited the Humane Society with her mother recently
      Too many kittens for 7-year-old Karyn Ginsberg of Toronto, who visited the Humane Society with her mother recently
      Bull, Ron
      3/3/1976
      Shari Thompson cradles three of her six kittens as she stands outside a burning rooming house on Melbourne Ave
      Shari Thompson cradles three of her six kittens as she stands outside a burning rooming house on Melbourne Ave
      Spremo, Boris
      10/11/1985
      Chick-less hen at Nazzareno Capriotti's farm near Bolton has adopted four 6-day-old kittens and won't let the 5-year-old Persian mother near them. The(...)
      Chick-less hen at Nazzareno Capriotti's farm near Bolton has adopted four 6-day-old kittens and won't let the 5-year-old Persian mother near them. The(...)
      McConnell, Colin
      10/4/2012
      Parents see hope in her smile, Allyson Burleson has her teddy bear, and her parents have their hearts full of hope that the skilled hands of Toronto's(...)
      Parents see hope in her smile, Allyson Burleson has her teddy bear, and her parents have their hearts full of hope that the skilled hands of Toronto's(...)
      Griffin, Doug
      12/14/1966
      Tom Crewe, 82, who has played Santa Claus in Cabbagetown for 45 years, has his hands full as Nicole Jones, 4, and her sisters Cementa, 4 months, and S(...)
      Tom Crewe, 82, who has played Santa Claus in Cabbagetown for 45 years, has his hands full as Nicole Jones, 4, and her sisters Cementa, 4 months, and S(...)
      Santa Claus (Fictitious character)
      12/7/1991
      Kim Switzer (above) has her hands full with essential equipment, feed barrels
      Kim Switzer (above) has her hands full with essential equipment, feed barrels
      Loek, Dick
      12/8/1989
      Meow mix: Taking care of an assortment of 633 cats is a full-time job for Jack and Donna Wright of Kingston, who face losing their home
      Meow mix: Taking care of an assortment of 633 cats is a full-time job for Jack and Donna Wright of Kingston, who face losing their home
      Eglinton, Rick
      1/9/1992
      Little Red Riding-Hood picture book : containing Little Red Riding-Hood, The three bears, Dash and the ducklings, &c, The three little kittens : with twenty-four pages of illustrations
      Little Red Riding-Hood picture book : containing Little Red Riding-Hood, The three bears, Dash and the ducklings, &c, The three little kittens : with twenty-four pages of illustrations
      George Routledge and Sons
      1865
      The three kittens
      The three kittens
      Raphael Tuck & Sons
      1890 circa
      Book cover: Three white illustrated kittens playing together amongst leaves and cherries.
      The three white kittens
      A. L. O. E., 1821-1893
      1864