Image

Francesca Woodman

Space², Providence, RI

Description

Maker

Francesca Woodman (American, 1958-1981 b. in Boulder, Colorado), (RISD BFA 1978, Photography)

Title

Space², Providence, RI

Year

1976, printed 2014

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

silver print

Dimensions

Image: 12.7 x 12.5 cm (5 x 4 15/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signed in pencil on print verso, lower center: "Betty + George Woodman"; inscribed and editioned in pencil on print verso, lower right: "P.10 2/40"; black ink wet stamp on print verso, lower left: "PE/FW"; inscribed in pencil on print verso, lower left: "IB 2014"; black ink wet stamp on print verso, upper right: "Printed by Igor Bakht".

Identification

Edition

2/40 (Providence, RI, P.010)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Museum purchase: Gift from the estate of Pearl and Ernest Nathan and gift of The Woodman Family Foundation

Object Number

2021.82.3

Type

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

The Performative Self-Portrait
May 13, 2023 – Nov 12, 2023

Label copy

In these three photographs, Francesca Woodman investigates the movement of her body in relation to space. Even when her body may seem enclosed in a case for display, she gives herself agency through motion, creating blurred images that challenge fixed boundaries. Woodman is known for turning the camera on herself and positioning her body amongst symbols of visual representation, such as the glass cases and framed images in these photographs, to explore larger questions surrounding intimacy, vulnerability, and fragility.

–Grace Xiao (Brown AB 2024, History of Art and Architecture), Andrew W. Mellon summer intern 2022


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Francesca Woodman (American, 1958-1981 b. in Boulder, Colorado)
Space², Providence, RI, 1976, printed 2014
Gelatin silver print
Image: 12.7 x 12.5 cm (5 x 4 15/16 inches)
Museum purchase: Gift from the estate of Pearl and Ernest Nathan and gift of The Woodman Family Foundation 2021.82.3

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