"Beauty without intelligence is a masterpiece painted on a napkin” is a saying that has been printed on several posters. The saying has been cited on Twitter since April 18, 2009, and is of unknown authorship.
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@thatchman1
http://bit.ly/PidJO “Beauty without intelligence is a masterpiece painted on a napkin”
3:47 PM - 18 Apr 2009
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@geminipinai
“Beauty without intelligence is a masterpiece painted on a napkin.” (via @cybellise)
8:49 AM - 8 Jun 2009
Funny Aussie Signs
Beauty without intelligence
Posted on July 21st, 2009 at 3:07 pm by Aussie
Wise words: Beauty without intelligence is a masterpiece painted on a napkin.
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“Beauty without intelligence is a masterpiece painted on a napkin.” (2.bp.blogspot.com)
submitted 5 years ago by eks (July 21, 2009—ed.)
Forever Fatimah
Friday, April 29, 2011
“beauty without intelligence is a masterpiece painted on a napkin”
Google Books
What’s the Future of Business:
Changing the Way Businesses Create Experiences
By Brian Solis
Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
2013
Pg. 194:
Beauty without intelligence is a masterpiece painted on a napkin. —Unknown
WeKnowMemes
Beauty Without Intelligence Is…
Posted on November 10, 2013
Beauty without intelligence is a masterpiece painted on a napkin
Above, a 1934 plaque from the Big Apple Night Club at West 135th Street and Seventh Avenue in Harlem. Discarded as trash in 2006. Now a Popeyes fast food restaurant on Google Maps.
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Above, Big Apple Corner at 54th Street and Broadway in Manhattan. Google Maps.
Above, John J. Fitz Gerald, from the Aug. 15, 1931, Binghamton (NY) Press, pg. 14.
Listen to Robert Emmerich introduce "The Big Apple," a hit song from 1937. Music written by Bob and performed by Tommy Dorsey's Clambake Seven with Bob on piano. Lyrics written by Buddy Bernier and sung by Edythe Wright. Audio provided by Dorothy Emmerich.
Also listen to a 1937 "The Big Apple" song by Ozzie Nelson and his Orchestra. See a 1929 photo of John J. Fitz Gerald and a 1931 photo of John J. Fitz Gerald.
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