Biography of tina modotti
Tina Modotti
Italian-born photographer and actress, active in the USA and Mexico
Tina Modotti | |
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Tina Modotti photographed by Edward Weston in 1921 | |
| Born | Assunta Adelaide Luigia Modotti Mondini August 16/17, 1896 Udine, Kingdom of Italy |
| Died | January 5, 1942 (aged 45) Mexico City, Mexico |
| Nationality | Italian, |
| Known for | Photography |
| 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 Tina Modotti – A Female Pioneer in Photographic Journalism FAMUZ