For the Love of Toby

Toby is artist Gary Baseman’s iconic character featured in fine art, photography, video, performance, advertising, fashion and toy design. Known as everyone’s “best friend” and “keeper of secrets,” Toby is an all-knowing and compassionate cat with a great sense of curiosity and adventure. Baseman blurred the lines of fine art and toy culture in 2005 with the introduction of Toby as a limited edition 16-inch plush figure that could only be acquired at a fine art gallery. As Baseman says, “Toby is omnipresent, sees all, knows all, accepts and loves you. Toby truly loves you.”