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Connections: Smile

Art historian Kathy Galitz on the meaning behind the smile.

"And I've realized, as a tooth-smiler, I'm violating every rule of decorum, at least through the nineteenth century."

Art historian Kathy Galitz on the meaning behind the smile.


Black and white photo of woman posting where wearing a tradition Asian style dress.
How did the legendary actor Anna May Wong use fashion to define her agency and legacy?
Cindy Kang
March 24
Collage of Miami storefronts palm trees and white torso.
Samoylova’s images capture the trompe l’oeil of Florida, many to do with water and glass—the mise-en-abyme of cypress trunks reflected in a tannic creek.
Ange Mlinko
March 21
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Mr. and Mrs. I. N. Phelps Stokes, John Singer Sargent  American, Oil on canvas, American
John Singer Sargent
1897
George Washington, Gilbert Stuart  American, Oil on canvas, American
Gilbert Stuart
begun 1795
Head of Buddha, Sandstone, Southern Cambodia
Southern Cambodia
7th century
Limestone statue of a bearded man with votive offerings, Limestone, Cypriot
Cypriot
ca. 475–450 BCE
Marble statue of a kouros (youth), Marble, Naxian, Greek, Attic
Greek, Attic
ca. 590–580 BCE
Smiling figure (Sonriente), South central Veracruz artist(s), Ceramic, slip, paint, Classic Veracruz
South central Veracruz artist(s)
600–1000 CE
The Love Letter, Jean Honoré Fragonard  French, Oil on canvas
Jean Honoré Fragonard
early 1770s
Young Man and Woman in an Inn, Frans Hals  Dutch, Oil on canvas
Frans Hals
1623
Madame Jacques-Louis Leblanc (Françoise Poncelle, 1788–1839), Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres  French, Oil on canvas
Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres
1823
The Calmady Children (Emily, 1818–?1906, and Laura Anne, 1820–1894), Sir Thomas Lawrence  British, Oil on canvas
Sir Thomas Lawrence
1823
Head of an Angel (?), Limestone, paint, French
French
ca. 1250
Untitled [Seated Woman with Chevron Print Dress], Seydou Keïta  Malian, Gelatin silver print
Seydou Keïta
1956, printed 1997