Francesca Woodman & George Lange: In the viewing room

George Lange grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He credits the joyful childhood with influencing his playful approach to photography, often portraying subjects revealing sides of themselves that are not often shared. His subjects range from friends in his community to the some of the most famous people in the world.

Lange graduated from RISD (the Rhode Island School of Design) with a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree. It was at RISD where Lange met Francesca Woodman as a fellow student. The two became friends and would take pictures of one another. After Woodman committed suicide in...

Francesca Woodman was an American photographer known for her enigmatic and experimental black and white photographs of herself and others. In a career that was tragically cut short at the age of 22, she produced an important body of work that pushed the boundaries of what photography could be at the time. She was born in Denver, Colorado in 1958, the daughter of artists George Woodman and Betty Woodman. Growing up surrounded by artists and art of a variety of genres, the importance of creativity and being an artist was instilled in Francesca at a very young...