The Expedition in Pursuit of Rare Meats

The Expedition in Pursuit of Rare Meats is a mural by the English artist Rex Whistler (1905–1944), commissioned in 1926 and completed in 1927 at the Tate Gallery (now Tate Britain) in London. The mural was commissioned by the gallery's inaugural director, Charles Aitken, for the re-opening of its restaurant, where it forms the entire interior surround of what was the eponymously named eatery, "The Rex Whistler Restaurant".

Concerns about the racist themes in the mural were first raised with The Tate following the restoration in 2013. In one scene, the artist depicts a black child who is chained to and being dragged behind a horse and cart and, in another scene, the artist's depiction of Chinese people is considered stereotypical by some because the figures are "caricatured". The entire painting, and its background story, can also be read as a satire on imperialism ("Rare Meats" being a cu…

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