Egyptomania…encore!

Camara Dia Holloway

May 12, 2013

I didn’t have the chance to discuss this photograph of Anna May Wong wearing a hat referencing the one worn by Neferetiti in her famous portrait bust in my recent talk about Egyptomania and fashion — and I don’t even know why Wong was photographed wearing it — but it’s such a great image so I couldn’t resist acknowledging it in some public manner.

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Anna May Wong, Egyptomania, fashion, Glamour Photography, Hollywood, Nefertiti

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Camara Dia Holloway

I am the Project Manager for the Romare Bearden Digital Catalogue Raisonné at the Wildenstein Plattner Institute. I earned my PhD at Yale University in the History of Art Department and specialize in twentieth century American art with a particular focus on the history of photography, race and representation, and transatlantic modernist networks. I also serve as a Founding Co-Director of the Association for Critical Race Art History (ACRAH).

2 responses to “Egyptomania…encore!”

Camara Dia Holloway

May 23, 2013 at 5:30 pm

Thanks for sharing your site with me. I will take a closer look at the videos as soon as I can.
gwenkuo

May 23, 2013 at 4:43 pm

Very nice post of Anna May Wong, she is indeed truly talented woman. Hope you enjoy the film clips contributed to Anna May Wong.. http://wp.me/p3bwN9-cK for sharing 🙂

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