Item Information
Title: Photograph of Ella Witter's cat Tuffy
Date: circa 1950
Physical Details: 1 photographic print : b&w ; 6 x 10 cm.
Description: Black and white photograph of a cat, Tuffy, lounging next to wrapped Christmas packages. Tuffy was given to Hans Hofmann by student Ella Witter,
Inscription verso (handwritten): I am four years old and weigh fourteen pounds. I love to play with Christmas packages. Ella said these look like overlapping planes. They'll get pretty dynamic by the time I get through with them. Hope you have a very purry Christmas too. I am yellow like a Tiger. Tuffy.
Creator: Unidentified
Forms part of: Hans Hofmann papers, circa 1904-2011
Rights Statement: Current copyright status is undetermined
Citation Information: Photograph of Ella Witter's cat Tuffy, circa 1950. Hans Hofmann papers, circa 1904-2011. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Digital ID: 19056