Tina Modotti (1896–1942) - Palm Trees, Mexico 1924

TINA MODOTTI - Palm Trees, Mexico 1924

Gelatin silver print on baryta paper, 30x24 cm, Galerie Bilderwelt, portfolio edition of 5
This image was also shown in the exhibition TINA MODOTTI produced by Galerie Bilderwelt for the Museo Cerralbo as part of XXV edition of PHotoESPAÑA in 2022.It is documented in the video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrKmxgnf3pI

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. She left her native Italy in 1913 and emigrated to the United States, where she settled in San Francisco with her father and sister. In San Francisco, Modotti worked as a seamstress, model, and theater performer and, later, moved to Los Angeles where she worked in 3 films. 2 years later she became the student and lover of the photographer Edward Weston.