L to R: Front and back of letter from Francesca to George and Betty, April 1977 / Letter from George to Francesca, April 17, 1977. Woodman Family Foundation Archives.
Front of letter from Francesca to George and Betty, April 1977. Woodman Family Foundation Archives.
Letters exchanged between Francesca Woodman and George Woodman, April 1977
Francesca Woodman often used the backs of her photographs to write letters to family and friends, addressing, stamping and dropping her prints directly into the mailbox. In this exchange between her and George from April 1977, they discuss her first forays into fashion photography and other news from Providence and Boulder.
L to R: "Untitled," 1979. 3 3/8 x 3 1/2 in. Chromogenic print | "Untitled," c. 1979-80, 5 1/2 x 5 7/16 in. Gelatin silver print. All works by Francesca Woodman © Woodman Family Foundation / SIAE, Italy
Francesca Woodman. "Untitled," 1979. 3 3/8 x 3 1/2 in. Chromogenic print. © Woodman Family Foundation / SIAE, Italy
ON VIEW: "Francesca Woodman: New York Works" at Victoria Miro Venice, Venice, Italy, 2020
LAST CHANCE to see "Francesca Woodman: New York Works" in Venice this week! On view through Saturday, December 12, 2020 at Victoria Miro Venice.
L to R: Francesca Woodman in her dorm room at Abbot Academy, Andover, MA, c. 1972-73. Academic and Advisor Reports from Wendy Snyder MacNeil, Abbot Academy, 1972-1973.
Francesca Woodman in her dorm room at Abbot Academy, Andover, Massachusetts, c. 1972-73. Woodman Family Foundation Archives.
Francesca Woodman at Abbott Academy, 1972-1973
From 1972-1973, Francesca Woodman studied at Abbot Academy, one of the few high schools in the US at the time to offer a concentrated art program. It was there that Francesca met Wendy Snyder MacNeil, her earliest, highly influential teacher who introduced her to the creative and expressive capabilities of photography.
L to R: The Woodman family at home in Boulder, Colorado, circa 1963 / Sirotkin House, designed by Tician Papachristou, 1959, Boulder, Colorado, courtesy M. Gerwing Architects / Images 3-7: Interior and exterior views of the Woodman family home in the Sirotkin House, circa 1960s / Baskets in Betty’s studio before one of her twice-yearly sales.
The Woodman family at home in Boulder, Colorado, c. 1963. Woodman Family Foundation Archives.
The Woodmans in Boulder, Colorado, 1960s
In 1960, after returning to Boulder, Colorado, from their first year together in Italy, the Woodman family moved into the Sirotkin House. One of more than a dozen modernist homes in Boulder by architect Tician Papachristou, the house was designed for the original owner as a pair with the house next door.
Francesca Woodman. "Untitled," 1979, 3 5/16 x 3 7/16 in. Chromogenic print © Woodman Family Foundation / SIAE, Rome
ON VIEW: "Francesca Woodman: New York Works" at Victoria Miro Venice, Venice, Italy, 2020
This exhibition centers on a rare series of color photographs that Francesca Woodman staged in her New York apartment in 1979.
All images related to: Francesca Woodman. "Blueprint for a Temple (I) and (II)," 1980. L to R: Artist's sketches / Installation views, Alternative Museum (including Francesca and Betsy Berne) / 'Beyond Photography 80' exhibition catalogue, Alternative Museum / Installation view, 'Spies in the House of Art,' Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2012 / Diazotype collage, 173 1/4 x 111 3/16 in. / Diazotype, 24 1/2 x 18 in. / Diazotype, 24 1/2 x 18 1/4 in.
Francesca Woodman. Artist's sketch related to "Blueprint for a Temple (I) & (II)," 1980. Woodman Family Foundation Archives.
Francesca Woodman’s "Blueprint for a Temple (I) & (II)," 1980
In the spring of 1980, Francesca Woodman’s "Blueprint for a Temple (II)" was included in the exhibition "Beyond Photography 80" at the Alternative Museum in New York City.
L to R: Francesca and Charlie in their grembiule (Italian school uniforms), c. 1965-66 / George Woodman’s studio in a 16th century building, Italy, c. 1965-66 / Betty Woodman in her studio, Italy, 1965 / Francesca drawing in an Italian museum, c. 1965-66 / Charlie and Betty at the market, c. 1965-66 / George, Francesca and Betty in Italy, c. 1965-66. Woodman Family Foundation Archives.
Francesca and Charlie in their grembiule (Italian school uniforms), c. 1965-66. Woodman Family Foundation Archives.
The Woodmans in Italy, 1960s
Beginning in 1965, Betty, George, Charlie and Francesca Woodman spent an influential year together as a family in Italy, immersed in museums, art, and culture. Their affinity for Florence took root, leading to the acquisition of a farmhouse in Antella several years later that has served as a family and creative nucleus ever since.
Invitation postcards by Francesca Woodman, Libreria Maldoror, Rome, Italy, 1978
Invitation postcards by Francesca Woodman, Libreria Maldoror, Rome, Italy, 1977
Not long after Francesca Woodman arrived in Rome in 1977 on the RISD European Honors Program, she discovered the surrealist bookshop Maldoror, where she later had her first solo exhibition in Europe. She made unique, individual invitations to the show, each featuring one of her photographs attached to a postcard.
Francesca Woodman. "Untitled," c. 1975-78, 5 x 5 in. Gelatin silver print © Woodman Family Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
ON VIEW: Francesca Woodman in "Bodyscapes" at The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Israel, 2020
A group of photographs by Francesca Woodman are included in this expansive exhibition concerning the human body, nature and culture.
Francesca Woodman. "Angels," c. 1977-78, 3 3/4 x 3 13/16 in. Gelatin silver print © Woodman Family Foundation / BILDKUNST, Bonn
ON VIEW: "Francesca Woodman: On Being an Angel" at C/O Berlin, Berlin, Germany, 2020
LAST CHANCE to see "Francesca Woodman: On Being an Angel" in Berlin this week!
All artworks by Francesca Woodman.
PLOTLINE 1: FRANCESCA WOODMAN / Light
Welcome to PLOTLINES, a series of features focused on ideas, themes and forms in the work of the Foundation’s three artists: Betty Woodman, Francesca Woodman and George Woodman.
Francesca Woodman. "Untitled," c. 1975-78, 7 3/8 x 7 5/16 in. Gelatin silver print © Woodman Family Foundation / DACS, London
ON VIEW: Francesca Woodman in "The Enchanted Interior" at Guildhall Art Gallery, London, 2020
Photographs from Francesca Woodman’s House series alternately suggest entrapment or escape in this exhibition of works exploring the conventions and implications of interior spaces.