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L to R: 1: Francesca Woodman, “Untitled,” 1980, Gelatin silver print, 4 1/2 x 4 1/2 in. | 2: Gian Lorenzo Bernini, “Apollo and Daphne,” 1622–1625, Galleria Borghese, Rome | 3: Francesca Woodman, “Untitled,” 1980, Gelatin silver print, 3 15/16 x 4 in. | 4: Francesca Woodman, “Untitled,” 1980, Gelatin silver print, 10 5/8 x 13 1/2 in. | - 5: Alexander Pope’s sketch of the shield of Achilles. MS 4808 © The British Library | 6: Cy Twombly, “Fifty Days at Iliam: Shield of Achilles,” 1978 © Cy Twombly Foundation | 7: Cover of Parentheses of Reception. All Francesca Woodman artworks © Woodman Family Foundation / BILDKUNST, Bonn
Francesca Woodman, “Untitled,” 1980, Gelatin silver print, 4 1/2 x 4 1/2 in. (11.43 x 11.43 cm) © Woodman Family Foundation / BILDKUNST, Bonn
Brooke Holmes on Francesca Woodman in "Parentheses of Reception," 2025: READING ROOM

Published in May 2025, the anthology "Parentheses of Reception" explores how the parenthesis, a rhetorical figure of speech and thought, can offer fresh insights into classical reception studies by conceptualizing Greco-Roman antiquity as being both “inserted into” and “remaining apart” from the present.

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L to R: 1: “Untitled,” c. 1979-80, 3 1/8 x 5 in. Gelatin silver print | 2: “Untitled,” 1980, 15 x 33 3/4 in. Diazotype | 3: Spread from “Some Disordered Interior Geometries,” c. 1980-81, 9 x 13 in. Found notebook with artist’s 16 lifetime gelatin silver prints | 4: Spread from “Quaderno,” c. 1978, 8 3/16 x 11 3/4 in. Found notebook with artist’s 7 lifetime photographic transparencies. All artworks by Francesca Woodman © Woodman Family Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Francesca Woodman. “Untitled,” c. 1979-80, 3 1/8 x 5 in. Gelatin silver print © Woodman Family Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Francesca Woodman, "Untitled," c. 1979-80 and "Untitled," 1980: STAFF PICKS

Hi! I'm Ambar Vasquez-Mitra, a recent graduate from Middlebury College with a BA in History and Museum Studies and part of the Studio Institute Arts Intern Program. As this year's summer research intern at the Woodman Family Foundation, I've been tasked with organizing and compiling enhanced information on the numerous exhibitions of Francesca Woodman’s work over the past forty years.

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Betty Woodman: Images of Function” by Layaan Roufai

We are pleased to share “Betty Woodman: Images of Function” by Layaan Roufai, who was our Library & Archives intern this summer through the Studio Institute Arts Intern program.

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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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Betty Woodman, "On the Way to Mexico," 2012 and "Rococco Vase," 1978: STAFF PICKS

Eliza Guzman, our intern through the Studio Institute’s Summer Arts Intern program: As the Cataloguing and Library Intern at the Woodman Family Foundation this summer, I have had the opportunity to peruse various publications showcasing the exceptional artworks by the Woodman family. Betty Woodman’s artistry, in particular, caught my attention. Her ceramic pieces have undergone a significant transformation throughout her career, illustrating her versatility across several artistic styles.

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Introducing our Cataloguing & Library Research Intern Eliza Guzman

We are pleased to introduce our Cataloguing & Library Research Intern Eliza Guzman. Eliza just graduated from Gettysburg College with a major in Anthropology and a minor in Studio Art. She is working with us this summer as part of the Studio Institute Arts Intern program to build our research library of periodicals, books, and exhibition catalogues for all three of our artists.

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Thank you to our Archive & Library Intern Hafsa Habib

It has been an enormous pleasure to have our Archive & Library Intern Hafsa Habib working alongside us this summer as part of the Studio Institute Arts Intern program. Hafsa has spent the summer reorganizing and rehousing Betty Woodman’s slide library collection which was no small task! Here she is with her completed project.

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L to R: All artworks by Betty Woodman. “Ladies Engaged in Unnecessary Activities,” 2017. 36 x 180 x 72 in / “Jules & Jim,” 2016. 9 x 36 x 15 in. All glazed earthenware, epoxy resin, lacquer, paint, fabric.
Betty Woodman. “Ladies Engaged in Unnecessary Activities,” 2017. 36 x 180 x 72 in. Glazed earthenware, epoxy resin, lacquer, paint, fabric.
Betty Woodman, "Fabric Girls," 2002-2017: STAFF PICKS

Hafsa Habib, The Woodman Family Foundation’s Archive & Library Intern through the Studio Institute’s Summer Arts Intern program: When I came across Betty Woodman's "Fabric Girls" series, I immediately was drawn to the colorful sculptures that were each meticulously adorned in fabric. The dynamic poses of the figures give them each a life of their own.

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Francesca Woodman. “Untitled," Providence, Rhode Island, 1975-78. 3 3/4 x 3 3/4 in. Gelatin silver print.
Francesca Woodman. “Untitled," Providence, Rhode Island, 1975-78. 3 3/4 x 3 3/4 in. Gelatin silver print.
“The Lady of the Glove: Francesca Woodman and Surrealism" by Celia Bùi Lê

We are pleased to share “The Lady of the Glove: Francesca Woodman and Surrealism” by Celia Bùi Lê, who was our research intern this past summer through the Studio Institute. In her essay, Lê traces the history of Surrealism as related to women, both as maker and as muse, and discusses Woodman’s use of its tropes as a type of creative empowerment.

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L to R: Francesca Woodman. “Untitled,” Providence, Rhode Island, 1976. 5 1/4 x 5 3/16 in. Gelatin silver print. © Woodman Family Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / Claude Cahun. “Self-Portrait (in a cupboard),” 1932. Gelatin silver print. © Estate of Claude Cahun / Kirsten Justesen. “Portræt i arkiv med samling (Portrait in cabinet with collection),” 2013. 58 1/4 x 39 1/2 x 1 in. Chromogenic print mounted on Dibond with matte acrylic. © Kirsten Justesen.
Francesca Woodman. “Untitled,” Providence, Rhode Island, 1976. 5 1/4 x 5 3/16 in. Gelatin silver print.
Francesca Woodman, "Untitled," Providence, Rhode Island, 1976: STAFF PICKS

Hi, Celia Lê here! I am the Woodman Family Foundation’s Research Intern and my main responsibility is exhibition and provenance research for Francesca Woodman. Personally, I love how Francesca often investigates the relationship between the body and space, from the various textures created by the wall to the extension of her legs outside of the cupboard in this work.

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