Archives Intern Fall 2024
The Woodman Family Foundation, based in New York City, stewards the artwork and legacies
of three artists: Betty Woodman (1930 - 2018), sculptor and ceramicist; Francesca Woodman
(1958 – 1981), photographer; and George Woodman (1932 - 2017), painter and photographer.
We maintain and oversee a substantial collection of artworks by each artist from all periods and
media, organize museum and gallery exhibitions and publications of their work and facilitate the
placement of their works in public collections. Additionally, we make grants to support the arts.
The Foundation is currently undertaking the cataloguing and preservation of the extensive
archives of each artist. These will eventually form a study center, accessible for scholarly study.
The archival collections for each of these three artists include professional writings, art-related
sketches, press and promotional material, journals, ephemera, correspondence, and
photographic documentation.
Working primarily with the archives of George Woodman in preparation for a solo exhibition
slated for the Spring of 2025, we seek an archives Intern for the fall semester to begin in
September 2024:
- Scan or photograph press, slide transparencies, documents, and ephemera in-
house from our collections using archival best practices and FADGI guidelines.
- Apply specific naming conventions and metadata to files.
- Ingest digital files to our Filemaker database, create or update records, add
descriptions, keywords, and notes, and connect items within the database.
- Assist in updating our annotated bibliography of George Woodman.
- Create a spreadsheet documenting your ongoing progress and a final survey of the
work you have completed.
- Assist with physical processing of unprocessed materials or digitizing assets from
Betty Woodman or Francesca Woodman’s collections as needed and as time allows.
Encouraged but not required:
- Create an Instagram post for the Woodman Family Foundation account on a subject
related to your internship or about an aspect of one of our artists that sparks your
interest.
- Attend weekly all-staff meetings (if your internship schedule coincides).
GOALS:
The purpose of the archives internship with the Woodman Family Foundation is to provide the
student/intern with practical experience processing a collection. Our intern will participate in all
aspects of processing including proper use of archival storage supplies and methods, analog-to-
digital best practices and integrating materials into a database. In addition, they will learn
firsthand about the use of archival collections in relation to artist-endowed foundations and how
this material informs and enhances the scholarly work surrounding these artists’ legacies.
Our intern should have an understanding of contemporary art, be highly organized and detail-
oriented, have excellent research and writing skills, a keen eye for visual details, and be able to
work independently. Familiarity with Microsoft Word and experience with or comfort learning the
basics of Filemaker Pro, Google Docs and using a server are a plus. Familiarity with handling
analog film, transparencies, and prints is also a plus, but not required.
TERMS:
Our intern will report to our Archivist and will work on-site at our Chelsea location. The
internship will entail 10 hours a week for 12 weeks over the fall semester (120 hours total).
Hours and days of work will be arranged directly with the Archivist in advance. The intern will
receive a stipend totaling $1800, paid as two installments at the midpoint and end of the
internship.
To apply, please send a cover letter detailing your interest in the internship and your resume
and/or classes completed towards your MSLIS degree as a PDF document to Micaela Walker
(she/hers) at micaela@woodmanfoundation.org. We will respond to interest in the internship
until a suitable candidate has been selected.
