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L to R: Francesca Woodman. “Untitled,” c. 1979-80. Gelatin silver print. 7 1/8 x 9 3/16 in. / Francesca Woodman. “Untitled,” c. 1979-80. Gelatin silver print. 6 13/16 x 9 3/8 in. / George Woodman. “Psyche, Amor and Sara,” 2010. Oil on gelatin silver print. 163 x 226 in. / George Woodman. “Five Cases of Classicism,” 2011. Gelatin silver print. 23 x 35 3/4 in © Woodman Family Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

Francesca Woodman. “Untitled,” c. 1979-80. Gelatin silver print. 7 1/8 x 9 3/16 in © Woodman Family Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

Mallory O'Donoghue, The Woodman Family Foundation's Collections Researcher: STAFF PICKS

As the Woodman Family Foundation’s Collections Researcher, I spend a good amount of my working hours digging around libraries and special collections scattered throughout New York City. I believe the artists of the Woodman Family Foundation were equally as inspired by this bustling and beautiful metropolis as I am.

L to R: “Untitled,” c. 1975-78, 7 3/8 x 7 3/8 in. / “Untitled,” 1978, 35 1/4 x 33 in. / “Untitled,” 1976, 5 7/8 x 5 7/8 in. / "Self-portrait Talking to Vince," 1977, 5 3/16 x 5 1/16 in. / "Untitled," 1976, 5 1/2 x 5 5/8 in. / “Space²,” from the “Space²” series, 1976, 5 1/14 x 5 in. / "Sloan," 1976, 5 15/16 x 5 7/8 in. All gelatin silver prints. All works by Francesca Woodman © Woodman Family Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.

Francesca Woodman. “Untitled,” c. 1975-78, 7 3/8 x 7 3/8 in. Gelatin silver print © Woodman Family Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.

Micaela Walker, The Woodman Family Foundation's Archivist: STAFF PICKS

Becoming the archivist at the Woodman Family Foundation sometimes feels oddly inevitable to me. I was introduced to Francesca Woodman’s images as a photography major at RISD twenty years after her time there and remember being both besotted with and intimidated by her work.

L to R: Pair: Julia Margaret Cameron. “Il Penseroso,” 1865, 252 x 202 mm. Albumen print. The Victoria and Albert Museum / Francesca Woodman. “Self-Portrait on That Same Day,” c. 1977, 5 5/16 x 5 1/4 in. Gelatin silver print. / Images 2-7: Installation views, “Francesca Woodman and Julia Margaret Cameron: Portraits to Dream In,” Institut Valencià d'Art Modern, Valencia, Spain, 2024. Images courtesy Institut Valencià d'Art Modern. Photo: Miguel Lorenzo / Pair: Julia Margaret Cameron. “Marie Spartali,” 1870, 362 x 267 mm. Albumen silver print. The J. Paul Getty Museum / Francesca Woodman. “Space²," from the “Space²“ series, 5 11/16 x 5 11/16 in. Gelatin silver print. All Francesca Woodman artworks © Woodman Family Foundation / VEGAP, Madrid.

Pair: Julia Margaret Cameron. “Il Penseroso,” 1865, 252 x 202 mm. Albumen print. The Victoria and Albert Museum / Francesca Woodman. “Self-Portrait on That Same Day,” c. 1977, 5 5/16 x 5 1/4 in. (13.50 x 13.34 cm). Gelatin silver print. © Woodman Family Foundation / VEGAP, Madrid.

NOW ON VIEW: “Francesca Woodman and Julia Margaret Cameron: Portraits to Dream In” in Spain

"Francesca Woodman and Julia Margaret Cameron: Portraits to Dream In" is currently on view in Spain through October 20.

Francesca Woodman and Julia Margaret Cameron: Portraits to Dream In, installation view. Courtesy National Portrait Gallery, London. Photo: David Parry.

"Francesca Woodman and Julia Margaret Cameron" in "4Columns," May 31

Read Emily LaBarge's review of Francesca Woodman and Julia Margaret Cameron: Portraits to Dream In at the National Portrait Gallery on 4Columns.

Installation view of Francesca Woodman’s Caryatid series at the National Portrait Gallery, London, 2024. Photograph by David Parry.

"An Unexpected Pairing of Francesca Woodman and Julia Margaret Cameron" in "Aperture," May 16

Read Stephen Frailey's review of Francesca Woodman and Julia Margaret Cameron: Portraits to Dream In at the National Portrait Gallery on Aperture.

Francesca Woodman, Untitled, c. 1977–78. Gelatin silver print. © Woodman Family Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.

"Photography’s Shooting Star" in "Air Mail," March 16

Read Sarah Hyde's feature on Francesca Woodman and exhibitions Francesca Woodman and Julia Margaret Cameron: Portraits to Dream In at the National Portrait Gallery & Francesca Woodman at Gagosian on Air Mail.

Francesca Woodman, "House #3," from the "House" series, 1976 © Woodman Family Foundation/DACS, London.

"‘Portraits to Dream In’ goes beyond the usual appraisals of art by women" in "British Journal of Photography," April 5

Read Eliza Goodpasture's review of Francesca Woodman and Julia Margaret Cameron: Portraits to Dream In at the National Portrait Gallery on the British Journal of Photography.

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.

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