Frankly Absurd: Satirized American Idealism in Hot Dog Bridge
Feasting in Art
Food is a rich theme in the visual arts. Based on collections at the Ackland Museum, students developed a virtual gallery about "The Feast", choosing works to study and interpret.
![Frankly Absurd: Satirized American Idealism in Hot Dog Bridge](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5f7947_7a784703d6ab4ef694ecdf1a19ede9db~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_316,h_237,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/5f7947_7a784703d6ab4ef694ecdf1a19ede9db~mv2.webp)
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![To Kill a Persimmon](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1f4199_6ba33f47c1164628a83a7910c6d9c57f~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_316,h_237,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/1f4199_6ba33f47c1164628a83a7910c6d9c57f~mv2.webp)
To Kill a Persimmon
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The Fiesta of Santa Anita
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Dance in a Garden
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Belshazzar's Big Night
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Staging Japanese Men
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Bridging the Gap
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Memento Mori: Death and Feasting in Still Life with Hunting Trophies
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What is Wine?
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Virgo – Unmatched Enjoyment
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Suite of Six Knots of Ribbon Adorned with Flowers
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Stop Horsin’ Around on the Meat Taboo
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Hungry for Power
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Hierarchy and Hippophagy
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Still Life With Hunting Trophies: Understanding It in a Modern Context
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Backyard BBQ Staple Turned Art
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Snapshots of Change in American Food Identity and the American Dream
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La Última Cena: Horrifying Holiness
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Gluttony and the Lord Mayor’s Day Feast
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A Narrative on the Anti-Feast
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Dominance and Art in the Dutch Golden Age
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Beyond the Bun: Discovering Absurdity in the Mundane
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A Good Cup of Tea (When the Duty is Taken Off)
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Yearning
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The Virtues of Simplicity
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The Most Famous Triumph of Bacchus
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The Feast as a Form of Worship
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Silenus and Bacchus on a Donkey with a Satyr
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The Hot Dog as a Self-Contained Feast in Hot Dog Bridge
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Bacchanal
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Escapism: Dream or Reality?
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Reine de Joie
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Savage Supper
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Mamie Neugent's 81st(?) Birthday with Family
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Finding Community in the Common
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Jupiter's Return as the Sun King
Images courtesy of the Ackland Art Museum, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill www.ackland.org