I Can See You - by Paddy Summerfield c. 1986

Wednesday, June 18, 2025

Francesca Woodman (1958-1981) Art photographer

I have been fascinated by the work of photographer Francesca Woodman and how prolific she was before taking her own life at a mere 22 after trying to get subsidy and patronage to her work ever since discovering her extraordinary work documenting her inner life 
Hugely autobiographical almost seemingly documenting every day (or minute?) she seemed so prolific 
 
Francesca Woodman in her dorm room at Abbot Academy, Andover, MA, c.1972-73.

I stopped playing the piano

Francesca Woodman, Providence, Rhode Island, 1977


I am absolutely convinced she would have gone on to bigger and better things and in the school of self exploration a la Duane Michals, her untimely death left us bereft of a true artist. 

The Woodman Foundation


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