Anna May Wong (1905-1961)
Carl Van Vechten, American, 1880 - 1964
April 25, 1939
Gelatin silver print
Overall: 13 7/8 × 10 15/16 in. (35.3 × 27.8 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Purchased through the Charles F. Venrick 1936 Fund
2006.35.2
Geography
Place Made: United States, North America
Period
20th century
Object Name
Photograph
Research Area
Photograph
Not on view
Inscriptions
Inscribed, on reverse, in graphite, at center: ANNA MAY WONG / [stamped] PHOTOGRAPH BY CARL VAN VECHTEN / 146 CENTRAL PARK WEST / CANNOT BE REPRODUCED WITHOUT PERMISSION / [in graphite] April 25- 1939; inscribed, on reverse, in graphite, lower left corner: XVIII O:12
Course History
FILM 7, Fame and Hollywood Stardom, Mary Desjardins, Winter 2019
Provenance
James Cummins Bookseller, New York, New York; sold to present collection, 2006.
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