This is the room immediately after exiting the elevator. In relation to the entrance to the room, the painting is located in the back left corner. It hangs on the wall separate from all the other artwork. All the walls, stands and pillars are plain white. The only objects in color are the other works of art. This room is mostly made up of three-dimensional objects. The painting has little to no relevance to this room, in any case. This painting is a comedic piece and is placed in a room with no emotion or general connection to anything else around it. It is displayed in a way that makes it clear that it is alone. There is nothing that comes close to it and is related to it in the same room. The only reason that painting should be in that room is because it's a room full of misfit artwork. The Lightner Museum as an institution repeats this lack of organization in all of its exhibits. Based on the history of the museum and how it started, it makes sense that there would be random objects placed in strange places. This may encapsulate the exact goal of the Lightner Museum, because it portrays the origin and background of how the museum came to be through the visitor's questions about accommodation. Conspicuous consumption is exemplified through this painting and the museum because it was basically all created by excessive purchasing and greed. It can be said that the only reason why no one
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