Tina Modotti (1896 - 1942)
1896-08-16Udine, Italy1942-01-05México, MexicoItaly, Mexico
Tina Modotti
Tina Modotti (born Assunta Adelaide Luigia Modotti Mondini) was an Italian American photographer, model, actor, and revolutionary political activist for the Comintern. She left Italy in 1913 and moved to the United States, where she settled in San Francisco with her father and sister. In San Francisco, Modotti worked as a model and, later, as a photographer. In 1922 she moved to Mexico, where she became an active member of the Mexican Communist Party.
Date and place of birt: | 16 august 1896, Udine, Italy |
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Date and place of death: | 5 january 1942, México, Mexico |
Nationality: | Italy, Mexico |
Period of activity: | XX century |
Specialization: | Landscape painter, Photographer, Portraitist |
Genre: | Cityscape photography, Cityscape, Genre art, Landscape painting, Portrait, Street Photography |
Art style: | Modern art |
Technique: | Gelatin silver print, Photographic printing |