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The Parrot and the Cat (Sketch for "Good-Night" by Eleanor Gates)

c. 1905
black ink wash with graphite on paper

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This sketch shows the climax of the story when Loretta the Parrot confronts her enemy, Tomasso the cat, to protect her friend, Tony the canary.

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