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. 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 as a Javanese dancer.
