Description

• First Printing [Abrams, New York, 1995]; cloth boards with illustrated dustwrapper, both fine
• This monograph issued in conjunction with the major US travelling retrospective 1995-6], the first comprehensive exhibition of her work
• Includes plates of 140 high quality duotone images
• Italian-born photographer Tina Modotti [1896–1942] immigrated to the US aged 16 & worked as an actor/model. In 1920 she met influential photographer Edward Weston, sparking a significant professional & personal relationship. This culminated in several creative years travelling & working in Mexico, creating friendships with Frida Kahlo & Diego Rivera.
• Modotti’s photography frequently combined artistry with her passion for social justice & she abandoned her photography career around 1930 to focus on political activism
• ISBN: 0-8109-4280-1 / 0810942801