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L to R: “Self-Portrait at Thirteen," c. 1972, 6 3/4 x 6 11/16 in. Gelatin silver print | 2 & 3: Francesca Woodman's Yashica Mat-124G camera | “Untitled," 1979, 3 5/16 x 3 1/2 in. Chromogenic print. All artworks by Francesca Woodman © Woodman Family Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Woodman Family Foundation Archives.
Francesca Woodman, “Self-Portrait at Thirteen," c. 1972, 6 3/4 x 6 11/16 in. Gelatin silver print © Woodman Family Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.
Francesca Woodman's first camera: FROM THE ARCHIVES

In 1972, Francesca Woodman received her first camera, a 6x6 twin-lens reflex Yashica Mat-124G, from her father, George Woodman.

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Image details: 1. Betty Woodman at work in her studio in Antella, Italy, 1996. Photograph by George Woodman | 2. An assemblage of Betty Woodman’s studio materials. Clockwise from bottom left: Rocket Expansion cement, broken ceramic pieces, measuring cup, sponges, Orton standard pyrometric cones (open box) Orton small pyrometric cones, fork, toothbrush, kitchen knife | 3. George Woodman in his New York City studio c. 1980s | 4. An assemblage of George Woodman’s studio materials. Clockwise from bottom left: Gorton vapor equalizing valve, Bessey vise clamp, Xcemite screw driver, rubber hook tool, Dap silicone, GE silicone, Stanley level, Conair hair dryer, Wiss pliers, Great Neck wood chisel, Maimeri set of paints
Betty Woodman at work in her studio in Antella, Italy, 1996. Photograph by George Woodman. Woodman Family Foundation Archives.
Tools used by Betty Woodman and George Woodman: FROM THE ARCHIVES

October is American Archives Month and we are celebrating by looking at some of the tools of the trade used by George Woodman and Betty Woodman in our collection.

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L to R: Pair: Dodd, Wayne (Ed.) The Ohio Review, No. 60. Athens, OH: The Ohio University, 1999. / “A Classical Mystery,” 1996 | Quote from “Some Photographs of Photographs” by George Woodman in The Ohio Review, No. 60, 1999. | “A Classical Mystery,” 1996, 20 x 16 in. | “Apollo and Psyche” or “Pysche et Amour,” 1997, 20 x 16 in. | “Still Life with Rachel” or “Childhood Memories,” c. 1997-98, 20 x 16 in. | “French Fashion in Madison Square” or “M. Vionnet in Madison Square,” 1999, 24 x 20 in. | Woodman, George. “Some Photographs of Photographs,” in The Ohio Review, No. 60, 1999. All gelatin silver prints. All works by George Woodman © Woodman Family Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.
Pair: Dodd, Wayne (Ed.) The Ohio Review, No. 60. Athens, OH: The Ohio University, 1999. / George Woodman. “A Classical Mystery,” 1996, gelatin silver print, 20 x 16 in. © Woodman Family Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
George Woodman's essay and photographs in The Ohio Review, No. 60, 1999: READING ROOM

In 1999, The Ohio Review—a long-running literary journal published by the English Department at Ohio University—included a portfolio of thirteen photographs and an accompanying essay by George Woodman, appearing among pages of poetry, prose and fiction.

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L to R: Betty, Charles, and Francesca Woodman in front of the New York World's Fair Unisphere, 1964 / Charles and Francesca Woodman in front of Thailand's pavilion, 1964 / Bird's eye view of the New York World's Fair, 1964. Woodman Family Foundation Archives.
Betty, Charles, and Francesca Woodman in front of the New York World's Fair Unisphere, 1964. Woodman Family Foundation Archives.
The Woodmans at the 1964 New York World's Fair: FROM THE ARCHIVES...

Sixty years ago, before they had traveled much of the world together, the Woodman family visited the 1964-1965 New York World’s Fair in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park.

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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.

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L to R: George Woodman. "Daphne," 1982, 78 x 60 in. Acrylic on canvas. Image courtesy DC Moore Gallery. Artwork © Woodman Family Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / Installation view, "Who Is There?", DC Moore Gallery, New York, 2024
George Woodman. "Daphne," 1982, 78 x 60 in. Acrylic on canvas. Image courtesy DC Moore Gallery. Artwork © Woodman Family Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.
NOW ON VIEW: George Woodman in "Who Is There?", DC Moore Gallery, New York, 2024

This group exhibition of personal, expressive landscapes features works that merge abstraction and representation, depicting threshold spaces and hybridized forms where the observed and the imaginative meet.

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George Woodman, "Loie Wearing an 18th Century Sculpture," 2012: STAFF PICKS

Hello! I’m Layaan Roufai, the Woodman Family Foundation’s Library and Archives Intern. As I perused the many publications filled with works by the Woodmans, I found myself particularly interested in the art of George Woodman.

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Detail: Betty Woodman walking under torii gates, Japan, 1990 / Pair: Details of Betty Woodman and George Woodman in a traditional ryokan inn, Japan, 1990 / Betty Woodman, Japan, 1990 / George Woodman, Japan, 1990 / George Woodman, Shinto shrine, Japan, 1990 / Hōryū-ji Temple, Nara, Japan, 1990 / Buddhist Guardian statue, Hōryū-ji Temple, Nara, Japan, 1990 / Pillars, Hōryū-ji Temple, Nara, Japan, 1990 / Shave ice stall, Japan, 1990. Woodman Family Foundation Archives.
Detail: Betty Woodman walking under torii gates, Japan, 1990. Woodman Family Foundation Archives.
Betty Woodman and George Woodman in Japan, 1990

As the solstice today marks the official beginning of summer, we are reminded of the Woodmans’ extensive travels around the world and their months immersed in global artistic influences.

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Happy birthday to George Woodman

Happy birthday to George Woodman—lover of color, pattern, and setting the stage—who was born on this day in 1932 in Concord, New Hampshire.

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Across oceans and borders, a customs declaration became a promise: FROM THE ARCHIVES...

Around 1952, a young George Woodman in Cambridge, Massachusetts, penned his devotion on a USPS customs form: “Little box with littler box inside” and “1 engagement ring of Navajo silver with turquoises.” The precious 4-ounce package was destined for the hands of Elizabeth Abrahams (later to be known as Betty Woodman) across the ocean in Fiesole, Italy, where she had been living and working for the past year.

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The Woodmans, Nancy Graves and Richard Serra in Italy: FROM THE ARCHIVES...

Over the course of a year from 1965-66, the Woodman family lived and worked in Italy, just outside of Florence. During that time, Betty and George became close friends with the artists and then-couple Nancy Graves and Richard Serra, who, like Betty, was there for the year on a Fulbright-Hays scholarship. They spent many hours together around the table, sharing meals, funny hats and conversations about art.

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