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  • A purple-toned strip of grainy portraits divided into small square frames, capturing the profiles of various women’s faces.

Francesca Woodman

Profiles of some possible modern day caryatids
Now On View Recent Acquisition

Maker

Francesca Woodman (American, 1958-1981, (RISD BFA 1978, Photography)

Title

Profiles of some possible modern day caryatids

Year

ca. 1980

Medium

  • Diazotype

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Diazotype

Dimensions

Sheet: 27.6 x 97.3 cm (10 7/8 x 38 5/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

In image at far left: profiles of/some possible/modern day/caryatids./ c 1980/Francesca/Woodman. Verso in graphite at LL: Self Portraits (?)/Blueprint by Francesca/Woodman, given to P.S. by her parents

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Katy Homans and Patterson Sims in honor of Betty and George Woodman

Object Number

2022.15

Type

  • Photographs

Exhibition History

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Francesca Woodman (American, 1958-1981
b. in Boulder, Colorado)
Profiles of some possible modern day caryatids, ca. 1980
Diazotype
Sheet: 27.6 x 97.3 cm (10 7/8 x 38 5/16 inches)
Gift of Katy Homans and Patterson Sims in honor of Betty and George Woodman 2022.15

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