Ada Forman in her Javanese Palace Dance
Date1920
Artist
Frank B. A. Linton
(American painter, 1871–1944)
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions75 3/8 × 43 1/2 in. (191.5 × 110.5 cm)
frame: 78 3/8 × 46 1/2 × 1 3/8 in. (199.1 × 118.1 × 3.5 cm)
frame: 78 3/8 × 46 1/2 × 1 3/8 in. (199.1 × 118.1 × 3.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. John A. Dietze, 1995
Object number1995-20
On View
On viewCollections
ClassificationsPAINTING
Label TextAda Forman was an American dancer who became known for her "Javanese" dancing in the early 20th century, when Americans were fascinated by performances loosely inspired by distant locales. Such dances emphasized glamour and exoticism rather than authenticity. Forman first performed Javanese-inspired dances for Denishawn (the company of Ruth St. Denis and Ted Shawn) in 1915. When this was painted, she was appearing in the Greenwich Village Follies.
