Katie Gee Salisbury, author, Not Your China Doll
Anna Wong, niece and namesake of Anna May Wong
Iris Moon, Associate Curator, Department of European Sculpture and Decorative Arts, The Met

Experience the 1922 film The Toll of the Sea, Hollywood’s first general release color feature film, starring Anna May Wong in her first leading role. Learn about the exhibition Monstrous Beauty: A Feminist Revision of Chinoiserie from curator Iris Moon before hearing an introduction to the film by Anna May Wong biographer Katie Gee Salisbury, author of Not Your China Doll. After the film, listen to closing remarks by Anna Wong, the niece and namesake of Anna May Wong.

Learn more about Katie Gee Salisbury. 
Film restoration by UCLA Film & Television Archive 

Presented in conjunction with the exhibition Monstrous Beauty: A Feminist Revision of Chinoiserie.

Free with Museum admission, though advance registration is recommended. Note: Space is limited; first come, first served. Priority will be given to those who register.