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Pair: Julia Margaret Cameron. "I Wait (Rachel Gurney)," 1872. Albumen print. J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles / Francesca Woodman. "Untitled," from the "Angels" series, 1977, 3 1/4 x 3 1/4 in. (8.255 x 8.255 cm). Gelatin silver print © Woodman Family Foundation / DACS, London.

"The dreamlike visions of Julia Margaret Cameron and Francesca Woodman" in Apollo Magazine, April 5

Read Sarah Watling's review of Francesca Woodman and Julia Margaret Cameron: Portraits to Dream In at the National Portrait Gallery on Apollo Magazine.

Pair: Francesca Woodman. "Untitled," 1979, 7 3/8 x 9 1/2 in. (18.6 x 24 cm). Gelatin silver print © Woodman Family Foundation / DACS, London / Julia Margaret Cameron. "The Dream (Mary Hillier)," 1869. Courtesy of the Wilson Centre for Photography.

"Francesca Woodman and Julia Margaret Cameron at the NPG review: hundreds of unforgettable, magnificent images" in "The Standard," March 19

Read Ben Luke's review of Francesca Woodman and Julia Margaret Cameron: Portraits to Dream In at the National Portrait Gallery on The Standard.

Pair: Francesca Woodman. "These People Live in That Door," c 1976-77. Gelatin silver print. / Francesca Woodman, "Polka Dots #5," from the "Polka Dots" series, 1976. Gelatin silver print. © Woodman Family Foundation / DACS, London

"Step into Francesca Woodman and Julia Margaret Cameron's dreamy photographs in London" in "Wallpaper*," April 26

Read Katie Tobin's review of Francesca Woodman and Julia Margaret Cameron: Portraits to Dream In at the National Portrait Gallery on Wallpaper*.

Pair: Julia Margaret Cameron. "The South West Wind," 1864. © The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. / Francesca Woodman, "House #3," from the "House" series, 1976 © Woodman Family Foundation/DACS, London.

"Two Visionary Women Photographers Collide in Unexpected Museum Showcase" in "Artnet," May 3

Read Jo Lawson-Tancred's review of Francesca Woodman and Julia Margaret Cameron: Portraits to Dream In at the National Portrait Gallery on Artnet.

L to R: Brooke Holmes, WFF Collections Curator Katarina Jerinic, and WFF Executive Director Lissa McClure in conversation on Francesca Woodman, Gagosian, New York.

In conversation: Brooke Holmes, Katarina Jerinic, and Lissa McClure on Francesca Woodman

Join Brooke Holmes, professor of Classics at Princeton University, and Lissa McClure and Katarina Jerinic, executive director and collections curator, respectively, at the Woodman Family Foundation as they discuss Francesca Woodman’s preoccupation with classical themes and archetypes, her exploration of the body as sculpture, and her development of photography’s capacity to invest representation with allegory and metaphor.

Francesca Woodman. "Untitled," 1979, 7 3/8 x 9 1/2 in. (18.6 x 24 cm). Gelatin silver print © Woodman Family Foundation / DACS, London.

"Woodman and Cameron: Portraits to Dream In – groundbreaking female photographers a century apart" in "The Guardian," March 20

Read Charlotte Jansen's review of Francesca Woodman and Julia Margaret Cameron: Portraits to Dream In at the National Portrait Gallery in The Telegraph.

Pair: 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. / Julia Margaret Cameron. "Annie (My very first success in Photography)," 1864 © National Science & Media Museum / Science & Society Picture Library.

"Francesca Woodman and Julia Margaret Cameron: Portraits to Dream In by Isabelle Young" on "Doris Press," April 23

Read Isabelle Young's review of Francesca Woodman and Julia Margaret Cameron: Portraits to Dream In at the National Portrait Gallery on Doris Press.

Francesca Woodman. "Untitled," from the "Caryatid" series, 1980, 79 1/2 x 36 1/4 in. (201.93 x 92.075 cm). Diazotype © Woodman Family Foundation / DACS, London.

"Portraits to Dream In is more than token feminism – it’s heaven" in "The i Paper," March 21

Read Hettie Judah's review of Francesca Woodman and Julia Margaret Cameron: Portraits to Dream In at the National Portrait Gallery on The i Paper.

Francesca Woodman. "Untitled," from the "Angels" series, 1977, 3 1/4 x 3 1/4 in. (8.255 x 8.255 cm). Gelatin silver print © Woodman Family Foundation / DACS, London.

"Francesca Woodman and Julia Margaret Cameron: fascinating exchanges between two photographers a century apart" in "The Telegraph," March 20

Read Alastair Sooke's review of Francesca Woodman and Julia Margaret Cameron: Portraits to Dream In at the National Portrait Gallery on The Telegraph.

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."

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.

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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