Today February 23 2015 is 46th Death Anniversary of Madhubala
Her smile for me is more precious than Buddha's or Mona Lisa's.
(the quotes above are from Mary Beard's review of the book for The Spectator.)
Artist: Sidney Hoff, The New Yorker, December 25 1954
Notice- he has no teeth!
Her smile for me is more precious than Buddha's or Mona Lisa's.
But apparently, in as late as 18th century Europe, the act of
smiling, not just smirk but the one showing teeth, was considered improper and
radical. "If the slightest curl of the mouth was detected, it was taken as
a sign of disdain or disapproval, not of pleasure or amusement."
Another important reason NOT to smile was having bad teeth!
"...The new sensibility of smiling was underpinned by the
new science of dentistry (the term dentiste and the toothbrush both being
inventions of this period). There were small fortunes to be made patching up
teeth and replacing those that had been lost..."
(the quotes above are from Mary Beard's review of the book for The Spectator.)
Artist: Sidney Hoff, The New Yorker, December 25 1954Notice- he has no teeth!