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Francesca Woodman
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Francesca Woodman, 1977-1978, Self Portrait with Lily, Rome, Gelatin silver print, Christie's - New York, LL/23717
Francesca Woodman


Born: 1958, 3 April - US, CO, Denver
Died: 1981, 19 January - US, NY, New York
Gender: Female
Active: US / Italy
 
American photographer whose feminist images were often self-portraits. Her suicide at only 23 left a solid body of black and white work that can only hint at her originality. Her self-portraits, taken in the 1970s, are an intriguing examination of her personality.
 
Reference:
 
Lynne Warren, editor "Encyclopedia of Twentieth-Century Photography" New York: Routledge, 2006

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Francesca Woodman, 1975-1976, Untitled (Self-portrait, Providence, Rhole Island), Gelatin silver print, Sotheby's - New York, LL/58546
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Francesca Woodman, 1975-1978, Space², Providence, Rhode Island, 1975-1978, Gelatin silver print, National Galleries of Scotland, LL/56798
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Francesca Woodman, 1975-1978, Space², Providence, Rhode Island, 1975-1978, Gelatin silver print, National Galleries of Scotland, LL/56800
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Francesca Woodman, 1975-1980, Untitled, 1975-1980, Gelatin silver print, National Galleries of Scotland, LL/56794
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Francesca Woodman, 1975-1980, Untitled, 1975-1980, Gelatin silver print, National Galleries of Scotland, LL/56795
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Francesca Woodman, 1975-1980, Untitled, 1975-1980, Gelatin silver print, National Galleries of Scotland, LL/56796
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Francesca Woodman, 1975-1980, Untitled, 1975-1980, Gelatin silver print, National Galleries of Scotland, LL/56797
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Francesca Woodman, 1976-1977 (ca), Contact sheet (Self-portrait, Providence, Rhole Island), Gelatin silver print, contact sheet, Sotheby's - New York, LL/58544
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Francesca Woodman, 1977, Self-portrait with Liza, Providence, Rhode Island, Gelatin silver print, Sotheby's - New York, LL/58547
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Francesca Woodman, 1977-1978, Self Portrait with Lily, Rome, Gelatin silver print, Christie's - New York, LL/23717
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Francesca Woodman, 1977-1978 (taken, later print), Self-portrait behind tree., Silver print, Swann Galleries - New York, LL/115214
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Francesca Stern Woodman (April 3, 1958 - January 19, 1981) was an American photographer best known for her black and white pictures featuring either herself or female models. Many of her photographs show women, naked or clothed, blurred (due to movement and long exposure times), merging with their surroundings, or whose faces are obscured. Years after her death in 1981, her work continues to be the subject of much positive critical attention.
 

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