[Portrait of Anna May Wong] - Public domain portrait print

Title derived from information on verso of photographic print.
Van Vechten number: D 12.
Also available on microfilm.
Gift; Carl Van Vechten Estate; 1966.
Forms part of: Portrait photographs of celebrities, a LOT which in turn forms part of the Carl Van Vechten photograph collection (Library of Congress).

Anna May Wong was an American actress, the first Chinese American movie star, most prominent Asian American actress of her time, born in Los Angeles, California, in 1905, and began her career as a child actress in Hollywood films. She was often limited to stereotypical roles, such as the "Dragon Lady" or the subservient Asian woman. Movies: "The Toll of the Sea" (1922), "Daughter of the Dragon" (1931).