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Francesca Woodman. "Self-Portrait at Thirteen," c. 1972, 6 3/4 x 6 11/16 in. (17.145 x 16.988 cm). Gelatin silver print © Woodman Family Foundation / DACS, London.
"Francesca Woodman and Julia Margaret Cameron: Portraits to Dream In review – an intriguing double act" in "The Guardian," March 24
Read Sean O'Hagan's review of "Francesca Woodman and Julia Margaret Cameron: Portraits to Dream In" at the National Portrait Gallery on "The Guardian."
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Installation views of "Francesca Woodman and Julia Margaret Cameron: Portraits to Dream In," National Portrait Gallery, London, 2024. Images courtesy and copyright National Portrait Gallery.
CLOSING Sunday, June 16: "Francesca Woodman and Julia Margaret Cameron: Portraits to Dream In," National Portrait Gallery, 2024
It’s your last chance to see “Portraits to Dream In,” beautifully installed to recall the period from cool, blue dusk to warm, rosy dawn and reflect what curator Magdalene Keaney describes as “the dream space” shared by both Woodman's and Cameron’s photographs.
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L to R: Francesca Woodman. “Untitled,” c. 1979-80, 6 3/16 x 9 in. (15.718 x 22.86 cm). Gelatin silver print / Julia Margaret Cameron. “Iolande and Floss,” c. 1864, 250 x 208 mm. Albumen print. Victoria and Albert Museum / Francesca Woodman. “Untitled,” 1979, 7 7/16 x 7 7/16 in. (18.893 x 18.893 cm). Gelatin silver print / Julia Margaret Cameron. “The Salutation,” 1864, 216 x 178 mm. Albumen print. The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles / Francesca Woodman. “Untitled,” c. 1977-78, 7 1/2 x 7 3/16 in. (19.05 x 18.258 cm). Gelatin silver print / Julia Margaret Cameron. “The Double Star,” 1864, 253 x 200 mm. Albumen print. Victoria and Albert Museum / Francesca Woodman. “Untitled,” c. 1979-80, 3 15/16 x 9 1/2 in. (10.003 x 24.13 cm). Gelatin silver print / Pair: Francesca Woodman. “Untitled,” c. 1979-80 / Julia Margaret Cameron. “The Sisters,” 1873 / Francesca Woodman. “Untitled,” c. 1979-80, 5 x 3 15/16 in. (12.7 x 10 cm). Gelatin silver print / Julia Margaret Cameron. “The Sisters,” 1873, 356 x 293 mm. Albumen print. Wilson Centre for Photography. All Francesca Woodman artworks © Woodman Family Foundation / DACS, London.
Francesca Woodman. “Untitled,” c. 1979-80, 6 3/16 x 9 in. (15.718 x 22.86 cm). Gelatin silver print © Woodman Family Foundation / DACS, London.
Doubling. "Francesca Woodman and Julia Margaret Cameron: Portraits to Dream In," National Portrait Gallery, 2024
Francesca Woodman and Julia Margaret Cameron frequently used doubling in their photographs.
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L to R: Pair: Julia Margaret Cameron. “Julia Jackson,” 1867 / Francesca Woodman. “Untitled,” 1977 / Francesca Woodman. “Untitled,” 1977, 92 x 92 mm. Gelatin silver print. Courtesy Sabina Mirri / Julia Margaret Cameron. “Julia Jackson,” 1867, 344 x 263 mm. Albumen print. National Portrait Gallery, London / Francesca Woodman. “Untitled,” c. 1977-78, 5 3/8 x 5 7/16 in. (13.653 x 13.813 cm). Gelatin silver print / Julia Margaret Cameron. “My Favorite Picture of all My Works (Julia Jackson),” 1867, 292 x 243 mm. Albumen print. Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford / Francesca Woodman. “Untitled,” c. 1977-78, 9 3/16 x 9 1/16 in. (23.338 x 23.02 cm). Gelatin silver print / Francesca Woodman. “Untitled,” c. 1976-77, 233 x 230 mm. Gelatin silver print. Tate / Julia Margaret Cameron. “[Annie Chinery Cameron],” 1869-70, 345 x 243 mm. Albumen print. Victoria and Albert Museum / Julia Margaret Cameron. “Zuleika,” 1871, 341 x 260 mm. Albumen print. Victoria and Albert Museum / Francesca Woodman. “Lucy With Goose” or “Leda and Swan,” 1978, 5 3/8 x 5 3/8 in. (13.653 x 13.653 cm). Gelatin silver print. All Francesca Woodman artworks © Woodman Family Foundation / DACS, London.
Pair: Julia Margaret Cameron. “Julia Jackson,” 1867 / Francesca Woodman. “Untitled,” 1977. Francesca Woodman artwork © Woodman Family Foundation / DACS, London.
Muses. "Francesca Woodman and Julia Margaret Cameron: Portraits to Dream In," National Portrait Gallery, 2024
Julia Margaret Cameron is well-known for her portraits of others, often poetically staged allegories. While Francesca Woodman’s work is widely assumed to be self-portraiture, she, like Cameron, worked within a circle of friends and contemporaries who often posed for her.
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Installation view of “Francesca Woodman,” Gagosian Gallery, New York, 2024
Installation video, "Francesca Woodman" at Gagosian, 2024
Installation of "Francesca Woodman," Gagosian, New York, March 13–April 27, 2024.
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Francesca Woodman. “Untitled,” c. 1977-78, 7 9/16 x 7 3/16 in. Gelatin silver print. © Woodman Family Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.
"Francesca Woodman" featured in Goings On, "The New Yorker," April 5, 2024
Read Jackson Arn's review of "Francesca Woodman" at Gagosian in "The New Yorker."
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Francesca Woodman. “Untitled,” c. 1979-80, 5 5/8 x 5 9/16 in. Gelatin silver print. © Woodman Family Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.
"Francesca Woodman Was a Photographic Oracle of an Ancient World" in "Artnet," April 4, 2024
Read Katie White's review of "Francesca Woodman" at Gagosian on "Artnet."
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L to R: Francesca Woodman. “Untitled,” c. 1979-80, 5 7/8 x 5 13/16 in. (14.923 x 14.765 cm). Gelatin silver print / Julia Margaret Cameron. “The Astronomer (John Frederick William Herschel),” 1867, 349 x 265 mm. Albumen print. Rhode Island School of Design Museum (RISD) / Francesca Woodman. “Portrait of Dale Chisman,” 1980, 5 1/4 x 5 1/4 in., 5 1/4 x 5 1/4 in., 6 1/4 x 6 5/16 in. Gelatin silver prints / Detail from “Portrait of Dale Chisman,” 1980, 6 1/4 x 6 5/16 in. / Julia Margaret Cameron. “Henry Taylor / Author of ‘Philip Van Artevelde,’” 1864, 240 x 192 mm. The Metropolitan Museum of Art / Francesca Woodman. “Untitled,” c. 1979-80, 5 15/16 x 5 15/16 in. (15.083 x 15.083 cm). Gelatin silver print / Julia Margaret Cameron. “Iago – study from an Italian,” 1867, 334 x 248 mm. Albumen print. Science Museum Group / Francesca Woodman. Detail from “Portrait of Paolo Missigoi, Owner of the Libreria Malador, Roma,” c. 1977-78, 4 3/16 x 4 1/8 in. Gelatin silver print / Julia Margaret Cameron. “Hardinge Hay Cameron,” 1864, 290 x 230 mm. Albumen print. Victoria and Albert Museum / Francesca Woodman. “Untitled,” c. 1979-80, 5 3/4 x 5 3/4 in. (14.605 x 14.605 cm). Gelatin silver print. All Francesca Woodman artworks © Woodman Family Foundation / DACS, London.
Francesca Woodman. “Untitled,” c. 1979-80, 5 7/8 x 5 13/16 in. (14.923 x 14.765 cm). Gelatin silver print. © Woodman Family Foundation / DACS, London.
Men. "Francesca Woodman and Julia Margaret Cameron: Portraits to Dream In," National Portrait Gallery, 2024
Among the parallels between Francesca Woodman’s and Julia Margaret Cameron’s practices explored in “Portraits to Dream In” are their photographs of men.
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L to R: Francesca Woodman. “Untitled,” 1978, 4 11/16 x 4 11/16 in. (11.908 x 11.908 cm). Gelatin silver print / Julia Margaret Cameron. “Pomona,” September 1872, 363 x 264 mm. Albumen print. The Metropolitan Museum of Art / Francesca Woodman. "Untitled,” c. 1972-72, 6 1/16 x 5 13/16 in. (15.4 x 14.765 cm). Gelatin silver print / Julia Margaret Cameron. “Mary Hillier,” 1874, 372 x 282 mm. Albumen print. Victoria and Albert Museum / Francesca Woodman. “Untitled,” 1979, 3 13/16 x 3 13/16 in. (9.685 x 9.685 cm). Gelatin silver print / Francesca Woodman. “Untitled,” 1980, 3 1/8 x 5 in. (7.938 x 12.7 cm). Gelatin silver print with ink / Julia Margaret Cameron. “Mrs Herbert Fisher” (Mary Louisa Jackson), 1867, 344 x 265 mm. Albumen print. Wilson Centre for Photography / Francesca Woodman. “Untitled,” 1979, 5 7/8 x 5 15/16 in. (14.923 x 15.083 cm). Gelatin silver print / Julia Margaret Cameron. “[Alethea],” 1872, 325 x 238 mm. Albumen print. The J. Paul Getty Museum. All Francesca Woodman artworks © Woodman Family Foundation / DACS, London.
Francesca Woodman. “Untitled,” 1978, 4 11/16 x 4 11/16 in. (11.908 x 11.908 cm). Gelatin silver print © Woodman Family Foundation / DACS, London.
Nature and Femininity. "Francesca Woodman and Julia Margaret Cameron: Portraits to Dream In," National Portrait Gallery, 2024
Although both Francesca Woodman and Julia Margaret Cameron are well-known for the portraits they made indoors—in studios converted from domestic or industrial spaces—each artist significantly explored the female subject in nature.
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L to R: Pair: Julia Margaret Cameron. “Vivien and Merlin,” 1874 / Francesca Woodman. “Charlie the Model #9,” c. 1976-77 / Julia Margaret Cameron. “Vivien and Merlin,” 1874, 322 x 256 mm. Albumen print. National Portrait Gallery, London / Francesca Woodman. “Charlie the Model #9,” c. 1976-77, 5 1/4 x 5 1/8 in. (13.3 x 13 cm). Gelatin silver print / Julia Margaret Cameron. “Lady Elcho/A Dantesque Vision,” 1865, 273 x 225 mm. Albumen print. Victoria and Albert Museum / Francesca Woodman. “Untitled,” c. 1977-78, 3 1/4 x 3 1/4 in. (8.255 x 8.255 cm). Gelatin silver print / Julia Margaret Cameron. “Daphne (Mary Pinnock),” 1866-68, 352 x 272 mm. Albumen print. Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford / Francesca Woodman. “Untitled,” 1980, 4 3/8 x 3 15/16 in. (11.113 x 10.003 cm). Gelatin silver print / Julia Margaret Cameron. “May Prinsep,” 1868, 324 x 232 mm. Albumen print. The Metropolitan Museum of Art / Francesca Woodman. “Corner With Lily,” 1978, 8 7/16 x 8 3/8 in. (21.433 x 21.273 cm). Gelatin silver print/ Pair: Julia Margaret Cameron. “May Prinsep,” 1868 / Francesca Woodman. “Corner With Lily,” 1978. All Francesca Woodman artworks © Woodman Family Foundation / DACS, London.
Julia Margaret Cameron. “Vivien and Merlin,” 1874, 322 x 256 mm. Albumen print. National Portrait Gallery, London / Francesca Woodman. “Charlie the Model #9,” c. 1976-77, 5 1/4 x 5 1/8 in. (13.3 x 13 cm). Gelatin silver print. © Woodman Family Foundation / DACS, London.
Mythology. "Francesca Woodman and Julia Margaret Cameron: Portraits to Dream In," National Portrait Gallery, 2024
In “Portraits to Dream In,” Francesca Woodman’s and Julia Margaret Cameron’s photographs are paired not based on chronology or art historical influence, but rather with an eye to ways that considering the work of these two artists side by side allows for new readings of each of their work and intentions.
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"Art Sense" Podcast: "Francesca Woodman" hosted by Craig Gould
Listen to Lissa McClure (WFF Executive Director) and Craig Gould (host) talk about Francesca Woodman's prodigous work and WFF's mission.
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Francesca Woodman. "Self-Deceit #1," from the "Self-Deceit" series, 1978, 3 9/16 x 3 9/16 in. Gelatin silver print. © Woodman Family Foundation/DACS, London
Francesca Woodman featured in "The Art Newspaper," March 13, 2024
Read Daniel Grant's article in "The Art Newspaper" on Francesca Woodman and her upcoming exhibitions at Gagosian and the National Portrait Gallery.
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