Object number:
2000.1.1047
Object name:
photograph
Date made:
April 18, 1957
Material / Technique:
gelatin silver
Dimensions:
H: 10 in, W: 8 in
Credit line:
The Oakland Tribune Collection, the Oakland Museum of California. Gift of ANG Newspapers.
Copyright status:
In Copyright
Copyright holder:
Oakland Museum of California
Content description:
According to the notation o n the back of this photo, Mrs. James LeFeaver is dressed as Anna May Wong and Mr. H. Fielder [sp?] dressed as Marchall Chiang [Kai Chek [sp?] are attired for a costume party. [Anna May Wong was a film movie studio photographer and the marshall was the government head prior to the take-over by the Communist regime JM 8/29/2000] Mrs Le Feaver is wearing a split sided, ornate blouse which covers a portion of her over-pants, and a straight hair black¤ wig. Mr. Fielder wearscaftann-like garme twith an ornate pattern. They are posed in front of a wood-paneled wall. [Without the Asian facial features, these are very unlikely portrayals JM 8/29/2000]
Concepts:
costume; party
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