A Brief History of the Smile
by Angus Trumble
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"From the Mona Lisa to the Cheshire Cat, the various meanings of the human smile have changed over time and around the world. In this eclectic and erudite history, Angus Trumble challenges our most deeply held assumptions about smiling and considers the many implications of an often impulsive act - the leer, the snarl, the smirk, the lewd grin. Elegantly illustrating his points with emblematic works of art from nineteenth-century European paintings to modern-day toothpaste advertisements, show more Trumble explores the nuances of smiling in a variety of cultures and compares them to the dentally flawless, widening smile of our own times."--Jacket. show lessTags
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Angus Trumble is the youngest of four brothers and was born and raised in Victoria, Australia. He is a graduate of the University of Melbourne and of New York University's Institute of Fine Arts. He was Curator of European Art at the Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, before settling permanently in Connecticut, where he is Curator of show more Paintings and Sculpture at the Yale Center for British Art in New Haven. show less
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- Nonfiction, Sociology, History, General Nonfiction, Art & Design, Science & Nature
- DDC/MDS
- 153.69 — Philosophy and Psychology Psychology Conscious mental processes and intelligence Communication Nonverbal Communication
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- BF592 .F33 .T78 — Philosophy, Psychology and Religion Psychology Psychology Affection. Feeling. Emotion
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