Francesca Woodman

1975-76; accompanied by a manuscript postcard by Woodman with letterpress text regarding her photographic exhibition,'Immagini Francesca Woodman,' postmarked 14 March 1978 from Rome, Italy (2)

Gift of the photographer to the present owner, 1970s, when students together at the Rhode Island School of Design

Other prints from this session:

Chris Townsend, Francesca Woodman (London and New York, 2006), p. 104

Marco Pierini, ed., Francesca Woodman (Siena: SMS Contemporanea, 2009), p. 54

Gabriele Schor and Elizabeth Bronfen, eds., Francesca Woodman: Works from the Sammlung Verbund (Cologne, 2014), fig. 17, p. 47

This early print is on creamy single-weight paper with a semi-glossy surface. As is typical of Francesca Woodman's lifetime prints, the image has been printed slightly asymmetrically on the sheet. The edges are slightly rubbed, and there are creases at the upper and lower margin corners. There are two pinholes in the upper margin and one in the lower margin, not affecting the image. Upon close examination, the area around the periphery of the image appears to be somewhat lighter in color. When examined in raking light, a number of small creases that do not appear to break the emulsion are visible overall. These are not apparent when viewing the photograph under normal conditions. Dry-mounting tissue covers most of the reverse of the print, and in the lower left corner is a rice paper tape remnant. This print has undergone conservation, and a treatment report is available upon request.
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