tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4754127248711404322.post1727536980188536535..comments2023-10-22T16:54:00.015-07:00Comments on lucky traveler 57: Chicago's Art Institute - Eating Egyptians at Christmasjlphillips908http://www.blogger.com/profile/08979709467999771331noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4754127248711404322.post-55541408807093018532014-03-05T19:15:26.104-08:002014-03-05T19:15:26.104-08:00I recall a teacher talking about the lack of food ...I recall a teacher talking about the lack of food in Nighthawks when I visited on a school field trip. He said the lack of food is what gave the painting its feel of loneliness. If they were eating it would would make their presence in the dinner transaction or even communal. Without food it is just people seeking the protection of the only spot of light in an otherwise dark night.<br /><br />Not sure whether that is all true but it made sense to me...and I have remembered it since the 6th gradeHarpers Keeperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02063887885657898897noreply@blogger.com