The Garden of Eden (1983-1998)
Fifteen years of participatory photography with the mentally ill and homeless of New York City. This portfolio includes photographs hand-colored and written on by people with severe mental illness. Winner of the 2002 Lange-Taylor Prize from Duke University’s Center for Documentary Study. The portfolio also includes “Picturing Ourselves” (2002-2004), a collaborative documentary project at a day program in upstate New York. The catalog is available here.
Dona Ann McAdams and Jack Gilbert, silver gelatin photograph with applied oil pastel and colored pencil
Dona Ann McAdams and Mamie Jones, silver gelatin photograph with applied oil pastel and colored pencil
Dona Ann McAdams and Susan Wilson, silver gelatin photograph with applied oil pastel and colored pencil
Dona Ann McAdams and Seymour Greenspan, silver gelatin photograph with applied oil pastel and colored pencil
Dona Ann McAdams and Susan Wilson, silver gelatin photograph with applied oil pastel and colored pencil
Dona Ann McAdams and Jane Smith, silver gelatin photograph with applied oil pastel and colored pencil
Dona Ann McAdams and Jane Smith, silver gelatin photograph with applied oil pastel and colored pencil
Dona Ann McAdams and Jane Smith, silver gelatin photograph with applied oil pastel and colored pencil
Dona Ann McAdams and Jane Smith, silver gelatin photograph with applied oil pastel and colored pencil
Dona Ann McAdams and Susan Wilson, silver gelatin photograph with applied oil pastel and colored pencil
Dona Ann McAdams and Raven Bass, silver gelatin photograph with applied oil pastel and colored pencil
Dona Ann McAdams and Susan Wilson, silver gelatin photograph with applied oil pastel and colored pencil
Dona Ann McAdams and Raven Bass, silver gelatin photograph with applied oil pastel and colored pencil
Dona Ann McAdams and Susan Wilson, silver gelatin photograph with applied oil pastel and colored pencil