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There was an interesting short article about actress Anna May Wong (1905-61) in the Guardian recently (link via daegaer on eljay). She was reputedly one of the most photographed women of her time, which is understandable because she was beautiful. Cue picspam, mostly from the 1920s and 1930s.

Many art photographers enjoyed working with Anna May Wong because she knew how to present herself so the camera would record her as strong shapes made of light and shade.



( 10 more photos of Anna May Wong (228kb). )

There's more detail on her career at us_asians and a picture community at annamay_daily on eljay. I especially recommend this post for history fans. It includes the special application Anna May Wong had to make before she was allowed to re-enter the U.S. after travelling abroad, in 1936, despite the fact she was a third generation U.S. citizen.

Crossposted at the request of skywardprodigal.