Anna May Wong by Edward Curtis Studio (1920s). Portrait (7.5" X 9.5").. ...

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Anna May Wong by Edward Curtis Studio (1920s). Portrait (7.5" X 9.5").
Vintage gelatin silver, double weight, glossy still. An early and exceptional full-length portrait of star Anna May Wong, by pioneer photographer Edward S. Curtis, best known for his famous photographs of the American West and the Native American Indian. Curtis moved to Los Angeles around 1921 after a bitter divorce with his wife. and began working as a still photographer on Hollywood films around this time. He also set up a studio in the Biltmore Hotel to work as a portrait photographer, where assumably this photo was made. Recto: Curtis signature in the negative. Verso: Black rubber stamp on the verso, Curtis Studio, Biltmore Hotel, L.A. Fine/Very Fine.

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