FEASTING IN ART

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LINKS TO ESSAYS

 

"Rwandan refugee camp with mother and child," Tanzania, 1994

“Rwandan refugee camp with mother and child,” Tanzania, 1994

Louis-Charles Gautier-Dagoty

French, 1746-after 1787
Suite of Six Knots of Ribbon Adorned with Flowers (Cahier de six Noeuds de Rubans, Ornèe de Fleurs), 1770

“Rwandan refugee camp with mother and child,” Tanzania, 1994

Sabastião Salgado, Brazilian, b. 1944

gelatin silver print; Ackland Fund

Ackland Art Museum, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Ariana Lucido and Farhana Ahmed, “Escapism: A Dream or Reality?”

"Supper Party," 1994

“Supper Party,” 1994

 

“Supper Party,” 1994

Martin Shortis, British, b. 1959

Drypoint sheet

Joseph F. McCrindle Collection

Ackland Art Museum, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Austin Stanion, “Savage Supper”

 

 

"Belshazzar’s Feast," 1834

“Belshazzar’s Feast,” 1834

 

 

 

 

“Belshazzar’s Feast,” 1834

Charles Joseph Travies de Villers, French, 1804-1859

lithograph; The William A. Whitaker Foundation Art Fund

Ackland Art Museum, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Alexis Mutter, “Belshazzar’s Big Night”

 

"Muscle Beach," 1949

“Muscle Beach,” 1949

 

“Muscle Beach,” 1949

Max Yavno, American, 1911-1985

gelatin silver print; Ackland Fund

Ackland Art Museum, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Caitlin Nettleton and Nina Bryce, “Snapshots of Change in American Food Identity and the American Dream”

 

“Meal Time, Tenement, New York City,” 1910

“Meal Time, Tenement, New York City,” 1910

Lewis Wickes Hine, American, 1874-1940

gelatin silver print; Ackland Fund

Ackland Art Museum, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Caitlin Nettleton and Nina Bryce, “Snapshots of Change in American Food Identity and the American Dream”

"Mamie Neugent’s 81st (?) Birthday with Family," 1989

“Mamie Neugent’s 81st (?) Birthday with Family,” 1989

 

David M. Spear, American, b. 1937

gelatin silver print; Gift of Mr. and Mrs. William J. Armfield, IV

Ackland Art Museum, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Emily Kulenkamp, “Character and Feasting in Mamie Neugent’s 81st (?) Birthday with Family

"Labor and Diligence Enjoying Their Simple Meal," from The Reward of Labor and Diligence, 1572

“Labor and Diligence Enjoying Their Simple Meal,” from The Reward of Labor and Diligence, 1572

"Dinner on the Grounds of the Corinth Baptist Church," 1985

“Dinner on the Grounds of the Corinth Baptist Church,” 1985

 

 

“Labor and Diligence Enjoying Their Simple Meal,” from The Reward of Labor and Diligence, 1572

Maerten van Heemskerck, Dutch, 1498-1574

engraving; The William A. Whitaker Foundation Art Fund

Ackland Art Museum, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Ana-Maria Balta, “The Virtues of Simplicity”

 

 

“Dinner on the Grounds of the Corinth Baptist Church,” 1985

Minnie Smith Reinhardt, American, North Carolina, Catawba County, Vale, 1898-1986

oil on canvas; Gift of the Artist

Ackland Art Museum, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Julia Gray Saunders, “Yearning”

Elizabeth Davis, “Feasting as a Form of Worship”

 

"Dance in a Garden," mid-1730s

“Dance in a Garden,” mid-1730s

“Dance in a Garden,” mid-1730s

Nicolas Lancret, French, 1690-1743

oil on canvas; Ackland Fund

Conservation treatment for this painting, completed in 2009, was made possible by the generous support of the Tyche Foundation

Ackland Art Museum, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Katie Friedman, “An Escape From the Life of the French Court”

Ariana Lucido and Farhana Ahmed, “Escapism: A Dream or Reality?”

 

 

"Drugstore, Detroit, 1955-56"

“Drugstore, Detroit, 1955-56”

 

“Drug Store, Detroit, 1955-56”

 

Robert Frank

American, born 1924

gelatin silver print

Anonymous Gift, 79.70.13

 

“Drug Store: A Photographical Analysis of the Relationship between Food and Community in Post-War America,” by Austin Cooper

 

 

 

"The Nurture of Jupiter"

“The Nurture of Jupiter”

“The Nurture of Jupiter,” c. 1645

Nicolas Chaperon

French, active in Rome, 1612 – 1656

oil on canvas; Ackland Fund, 68.40.1

Conservation treatment for this painting, completed in 1999, was made possible by a grant from the Pforzheimer Foundation.

 “Jupiter’s Return as the Sun King,” by Corynn Loebs

 

Still Life with Hunting Trophies, 1680s-1690s?

Still Life with Hunting Trophies, 1680s-1690s?

 

Still Life with Hunting Trophies, 1680s-1690s?

Jan Weenix, Dutch, 1642?-1719

oil on canvas; Ackland Fund

Ackland Art Museum, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Taylor Burklew, “Immortalizing Wealth in the Dutch Golden Age”

 

Still Life with a Pewter Jug, Oysters, and a Lemon, 1633

Still Life with a Pewter Jug, Oysters, and a Lemon, 1633

Still Life with a Pewter Jug, Oysters, and a Lemon, 1633

oil on canvas; Ackland Fund

Ackland Art Museum, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Taylor Burklew, “Immortalizing Wealth in the Dutch Golden Age”

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Suite of Six Knots of Ribbon Adorned with Flowers

Suite of Six Knots of Ribbon Adorned with Flowers (Cahier de six Noeuds de Rubans, Ornèe de Fleurs), 1770

Louis-Charles Gautier-Dagoty
French, 1746-after 1787
The William A. Whitaker Foundation Art Fund

Suite of Six Knots Adorned with Flowers essay by Jennifer Na, Tatiana Farmer, Jack Wang

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Virgo- Unmatched Enjoyment

 

Virgo- Unmatched Enjoyment

George Cruikshank
1792-1878, British

Etching
The William A. Whitaker Collection, 70.31.36
Virgo-Unmatched Enjoyment essay by Suejette Black & Katelyn Liu

 

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A Good Cup of Tea (When the Duty Is Taken Off)

A Good Cup of Tea (When the Duty Is Taken Off), n.d.

George Cruikshank
British, 1792-1878

Etching
Ackland Art Museum, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
The William A. Whitaker Collection
70.31.100

A Good Cup of Tea essay by Jordi Gaton and Skyler Tapley

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