Tom Judd, Casey (created exclusively for the "Patrick Eddington Cat Project", and gifted to Eddington), 2009

This is a lovely mixed media painting by popular Philadelphia based artist, Tom Judd. Provenance: Estate of Patrick Eddington. Patrick Eddington was a Utah school teacher who had the improbable idea of writing to his favorite artists and asking them to draw or paint pictures of cats. “This project is a labor of love," Eddington wrote of his endeavor in a 2004 letter. “It will culminate as a large book and traveling exhibition. It will also help Best Friends Animal Sanctuary. I’ve asked individuals I admire to create cat-related works. They are not the typical cat images but creative works.” Patrick Eddington passed away in early 2016 and his vision was, unfortunately, never realized. Nonetheless, artists like Keith Haring, Joel Peter Witkin, William T. Wiley Roy de Forest, Kiki Smith, Marcel Dzama - and Tom Judd, who created the present work, "Casey" were amused and inspired by the project - and agreed to participate.

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Signature: Signed and dated in pencil, recto.

Provenance: Estate of Patrick Eddington. Patrick Eddington was a Utah school teacher who had the improbable idea of writing to his favorite artists and asking them to draw or paint pictures of cats. “This project is a labor of love,” Eddington wrote of his endeavor in a 2004 letter. “It will culminate as a large book and traveling exhibition. It will also help Best Friends Animal Sanctuary. I’ve asked individuals I admire to create cat-related works. They are not the typical cat images but creative works.”  Eddington passed away earlier this year, and his vision was, unfortunately, never realized.  Nonetheless, artists like Roy de Forest, Kiki Smith, Marcel Dzama and many others participated.