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Francesca Woodman

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Francesca Woodman

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• Francesca Woodman was an American photographer who took self portraits as well as photos of models.

• She was born in Denver, CO to two artist parents

• She graduated from Boulder High School in the 70s.

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• She spent many summers in Italy which spurred her interest in art.

• She went to University at RISD

• After she graduated she moved to New York City where she began a summer residency at the McDowel Colony.

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• Many of her photographs show young women who are nude, blurred, merging with their surroundings, or whose faces are obscured.

• Many of Woodman’s photographs were taken using a slow shutter speed creating her signature ambiguity.

• Woodman would photograph models that looked very similar to her, because of this a lot of her photographs are mistaken as self portraits.

• Her mother says that many of her photos, although have a very morbid aesthetic, are intended to be humorous.

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• All of her photographs have a very ethereal and dark tone to them.

• All of her photos are shot in black and white.

• Woodman's photos were influenced by a variety of factors, including Gothic fiction and Surrealism. She was also influenced by artists Man Ray and Duane Michaels.

• Many of the more than 800 prints produced by Woodman during her lifetime are untitled. Most of her works are known only by date and location

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• Due to the failure of her work Woodman became depressed

• In 1980 she survived a suicide attempt and lived in Manhatten with her parents.

• On January 19, 1981 she jumped from the roof a New York City loft and died. She was 22.

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• Her work was first introduced to the public at a Wellesley College exhibition in 1986, five years after her suicide

• Woodman created over 10,000 negatives which her parents now keep

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