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Now in paperback – the most comprehensive monograph on one of the most enigmatic photographers of the 20th century

Francesca WoodmanChris Townsend

‘Woodman’s pioneering style and technique have made her one of America’s most notable and well-respected photographers of the late 20th century.’ – Aesthetica

The precocious and brilliant American artist Francesca Woodman, is one of post-war photography’s most original figures. This important book includes a major review of her life’s work based on research by art historian Chris Townsend, together with extracts and facsimile pages from Francesca’s personal journals edited and curated by her father, George Woodman. This unique and much- admired book is now available for the first time in paperback at a highly affordable price.-Chris Townsend is senior lecturer in the department of media arts, Royal Holloway, University of London. He has published widely and curated many highly acclaimed exhibitions.

Key Selling Points-This is the most comprehensive book available on the life and work of the legendary American photographer Francesca Woodman, an artist who has attracted a devoted following worldwide-The most extensively illustrated Woodman monograph ever published; the book includes iconic images as well as new discoveries, many of which have never been published before-Original research by Chris Townsend relates Woodman’s work for the first time to its American, as well as its European influences: from post-Minimal sculptors such as Richard Serra to American ‘gothic’ photographers such as Ralph Eugene Meatyard-Short extracts and facsimile pages from Woodman’s private journals illuminate her thought processes and the developments in her work

290 × 250 mm 11 ⅜ × 9 ⅞ inches 256 pp 30 col & 230 b&w illus.

Paperback 978 0 7148 7318 3

£ 29.95 UK $ 44.95 US € 39.95 EUR $ 59.95 CAN $ 65.00 AUS

Published October 2016

ISBN: 978-0-7148-7318-3

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‘Since her untimely death in 1981 at the age of 23, Francesca Woodman has become something of a cult figure … The first monograph to document her work reproduces 250 pictures – many new discoveries – and excerpts from her journals.’ – Art Review

‘Memorable and poetic images that go beyond language.’ – Studio International

‘Surely one of the most moving and haunting bodies of photographic art of the 20th century.’ – Guardian

‘These pictures don’t give a damn about getting liked. With their eels, mildewed walls, and girded flesh, they’re happy to seduce by repelling. [Her] subject is less the known self than some shape-shifting remnant.’ – New Yorker

‘Even at 13, Woodman had found a way to hide in front of the camera, and, in doing so, had also found her abiding theme … she is still hiding from us in full view, as elusive and beguiling as ever.’ – Sean O’Hagan, Guardian

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