Francesca Woodman and Julia Margaret Cameron - Portraits to Dream In

Francesca Woodman and Julia Margaret Cameron - Portraits to Dream In / ISBN 9781855145535 / 224-page hardback, 9.1 x 11.6 inches, published by National Portrait Gallery *** Enticing, ethereal photographs from two visionaries who used portraiture as an exploration of the “dream space” Living and working over a century apart, British photographer Julia Margaret Cameron and American photographer Francesca Woodman experienced vastly different ways of making and understanding images. Yet the two share more similarities than expected. Both artists had brief careers lasting less than 15 years; while neither enjoyed popularity and success during their lives, they have posthumously received widespread acclaim. Their portraits feature ethereal, experimental qualities that connect them soundly across time. The beautifully illustrated catalog, accompanying the exhibition of the same name at the National Portrait Gallery, London, includes Woodman’s and Cameron’s best-known photographs as well as l