Tina Modotti

Tina Modotti
Tina Modotti photographed by Edward Weston in 1921
Born
Assunta Adelaide Luigia Modotti Mondini

August 16/17, 1896
Udine, Kingdom of Italy
DiedJanuary 5, 1942 (aged 45)
Mexico City, Mexico
NationalityItalian,
Known forPhotography
Partner(s)Roubaix de l'Abrie Richey (1918–1922, his death)
Edward Weston (1921–1927)

Tina Modotti (born Assunta Adelaide Luigia Modotti Mondini, August 16/17, 1896 – January 5, 1942) was an Italian American photographer, model, actor, and revolutionary political activist for the Comintern.[1][2][3] She left her native Italy in 1913 and emigrated to the United States, where she settled in San Francisco with her father and sister.[4] In San Francisco, Modotti worked as a seamstress, model, and theater performer and, later, moved to Los Angeles where she worked in film. She later became a photographer and essayist. In 1922 she moved to Mexico, where she became an active member of the Mexican Communist Party.[5]

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  4. ^ "Tina Modotti | Italian photographer". www.britannica.com. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
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