It’s an little known fact that Dr. Seuss was not just a writer and illustrator, but an avid collector of unique hats, too! We wouldn’t be surprised if his second book, THE 500 HATS OF BARTHOLOMEW CUBBINS was actually based on his own hat collection!
In celebration of the 75th anniversary of this book, Audrey S. Geisel, the widow of Dr. Seuss, is opening up the Seuss Estate’s legendary hat closet to the public! That means that the entire collection of hats will be on tour throughout the year. This will be the first time the hats have left the Seuss Estate!
The exhibition is called Hats off to Dr. Seuss! and will be stopping at select venues and will feature the hat which possibly inspired THE CAT IN THE HAT as well as a copy of Bartholomew Cubbins’s feathered chapeau, plus many, many more!
Check out some of the crazy hats that from the collection below:
(Photos courtesy of Dr Seuss Enterprises L.P.)