Anita White drawings

In 1980, Anita White of Anglo-Tex cattery wrote an article on Devon and Cornish Rex head and body types for the TICA Yearbook. Included in this article were a number of drawings of correct and incorrect head type of the Devon and Cornish. These drawings have endured through the years, and still remain the definitive reference on Devon Rex head type - a testament to the enduring look and vision of the Devon Rex. These drawings have been reproduced in several forms and fashion including, notably, in an article by Ann Gibney (Scattergold Cattery) for the 1986 CFA Yearbook where shading was added by Ms. White to clarify the difference between correct and incorrect profiles. Ms. White has graciously provided her permission for us to reproduce her drawings here.

In order to take better advantage of the medium at hand, significant scaling and rotating of some of the drawings was necessary to allow an rough animation between each improper example and the properly proportioned illustration. Although great care was taken not to change any proportions and angles in this process, any errors or changes of substance introduced in this process are the fault of the author of this page, and not that of Ms. White. Quotations next to each illustration are from Ms. White's artwork. Other text is the author's interpretation of Ms. White's text, not actual quotations from any of the articles which have accompanied the sketches over time.

Front View

The Devon Rex "Modified Wedge". Greatly Modified; the wedge should be wide at the base and short. It is also truncated and does not come to a point. The imaginary lines are overlapped by the prominent cheekbones and indented by the whisker break. These modifications are head type. The ears cannot and should not fit within the wedge.

Correct and Incorrect Front Views

Please note that each illustration is replaced with that of proper type over a 20 second cyle; please take a moment to view the entire process to see the difference between the two types illustrated.

	A Nice Head; Proper Shape & Set: Prounounced Cheekbones & Strong Whisker Break"
	Lacks Whisker Break
	Ears Set Too High On Head
	Base Of Ears Too Narrow; Ears Not Open Enough
	Rounding Rather Than Flat Skull
	Ears Too Small

Profile View

The Devon Rex "Modified Wedge" Profile. In profile, the imaginary wedge must be extrapolated well beyond the actual head to maintain the analogy. The top of the head should be noticable flat, from the front to rear and from side to side. The planes of the forehead and jaw are nearly parallel. The nose should have an actual structural stop, and not merely an illusion based on the way the fur grows. The chin should not be receding nor prognathous.

Correct and Incorrect Profiles

	Nice Profile; Proper Length, Shape & Nose Stop
	Head Too Long But Otherwise Correct; More Acceptable Than Too Short Or Improper Shape
	Head Too Short; Should Be Strongly Discouraged
	Head Of Wrong Shape; Too Rounded
	Profile Too Straight; Lacks Strong Stop
	Stop Too Strong

Drawings by Anita White, Anglo-Tex Cattery, used with permission. Interpretation and page layout © Copyright 2000, Talk & Type Online Productions.

Thanks to Ann Gibney (Scattergold Cattery), Shaleen Korpi (Amjoie Cattery) and Mary Robinson (Marya Cattery) for their assistance in obtaining materials and permissions for use in this work.