The Meaning of Kitsch

The Widow by Frederick Dielman is kitsch because it shows a cat in a gaudy ruff. Kitsch is described through art by depicting a popular icon in something gaudy or different. It stands out to you when you look at it. The Widow stands out because it is a cat sitting in a ruff which is an Elizabethan collar that women wore during that time.  So in other words, Dielman is using a cat to describe what this widow would look like instead of the woman that she really is.