Francesca Woodman

1958–1981

Francesca Woodman, ‘Providence, Rhode Island, 1976’ 1976
Providence, Rhode Island, 1976 1976
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Biography

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.

Her work continues to be the subject of much critical acclaim and attention, years after she died by suicide at the age of 22, in 1981.

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Artworks

Francesca Woodman, ‘Providence, Rhode Island, 1976’ 1976

Francesca Woodman Providence, Rhode Island, 1976

1976
AR00352
Francesca Woodman, ‘Space², Providence, Rhode Island, 1975-1978’ 1975–8

Francesca Woodman Space², Providence, Rhode Island, 1975-1978

1975–8
AR00350
Francesca Woodman, ‘Untitled’ 1975–80

Francesca Woodman Untitled

1975–80
AR00355
Francesca Woodman, ‘Untitled’ 1975–80

Francesca Woodman Untitled

1975–80
AR00347
Francesca Woodman, ‘Eel Series, Roma, May 1977 - August 1978’ 1977–8

Francesca Woodman Eel Series, Roma, May 1977 - August 1978

1977–8
AR00348
Francesca Woodman, ‘Untitled’ 1975–80

Francesca Woodman Untitled

1975–80
AR00357
Francesca Woodman, ‘Untitled’ 1975–80

Francesca Woodman Untitled

1975–80
AR00351
Francesca Woodman, ‘From Angel Series, Roma, September 1977’ 1977

Francesca Woodman From Angel Series, Roma, September 1977

1977
AR00354
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Artist as subject

Francesca Woodman, ‘Providence, Rhode Island, 1976’ 1976

Francesca Woodman Providence, Rhode Island, 1976

1976
AR00352
Francesca Woodman, ‘Untitled’ 1975–80

Francesca Woodman Untitled

1975–80
AR00355
Francesca Woodman, ‘Untitled’ 1975–80

Francesca Woodman Untitled

1975–80
AR00347
Francesca Woodman, ‘Eel Series, Roma, May 1977 - August 1978’ 1977–8

Francesca Woodman Eel Series, Roma, May 1977 - August 1978

1977–8
AR00348
Francesca Woodman, ‘Untitled’ 1975–80

Francesca Woodman Untitled

1975–80
AR00357
Francesca Woodman, ‘Untitled’ 1975–80

Francesca Woodman Untitled

1975–80
AR00351
Francesca Woodman, ‘From Angel Series, Roma, September 1977’ 1977

Francesca Woodman From Angel Series, Roma, September 1977

1977
AR00354
Francesca Woodman, ‘Untitled’ 1975–80

Francesca Woodman Untitled

1975–80
AR00362
Francesca Woodman, ‘Untitled’ 1975–80

Francesca Woodman Untitled

1975–80
AR00358
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Film and audio

Still image of Artist Rooms: Francesca Woodman

ARTIST ROOMS: Francesca Woodman

American photographer Francesca Woodman has eighteen rare vintage black and white photographs in the ARTIST ROOMS display, from a collection ...

Features

Francesca Woodman, ‘Space², Providence, Rhode Island, 1975-1978’ 1975–8
Tate Etc

Francesca Woodman: Vanishing Act

Deborah Levy

Francesca Woodman's ghostly photographs show her on the verge of disappearance

Francesca Woodman, ‘Space², Providence, Rhode Island, 1975-1978’ 1975–8
Look Closer

Finding Francesca

Discover the ideas and inspiration behind Francesca Woodman’s haunting photographic self-portraits
Tate Etc

New Voices: Speaking in Half-Whispers

Emily LaBarge

Getting under the skin of Dorothea Tanning's enigmatic painting, A Mi-Voix 1958

Amalia Ulman Instagram surgery underwear selfie in mirror
Read

Performing for the Camera: 5 key artists

Simon Baker

Curator Simon Baker, selects his top five artists from the forthcoming Performing for the Camera at the Tate Modern, which ...

Francesca Woodman, ‘Space², Providence, Rhode Island, 1975-1978’ 1975–8
Blog

ARTIST ROOMS blog: ARTIST ROOMS meets Giuseppe Ungaretti

Lara Demori

Lara Demori, PhD candidate at the University of Edinburgh, describes how 21 works from the ARTIST ROOMS collection were paired ...

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