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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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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0104225F
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