| LC control no. | n 80008035 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Modotti, Tina, 1896-1942 |
| Variant(s) | Modotti, Assunta Adelaide Luigia, 1896-1942 |
| Birth date | 1896 |
| Death date | 1942-01-05 |
| Place of birth | Udine (Italy) |
| Place of death | Mexico City (Mexico) |
| Field of activity | Photography |
| Profession or occupation | Photographers Actors Political activists |
| Found in | Tina Modotti garibaldina ... 1973. Vita, arte, e rivoluzione, 1994: t.p. (Tina Modotti) p. 139 (Assunta Adelaide Luigia Modotti (Tina)) México de las mujeres, 1994: p. 16 (Tina Modotti; Assunta Adelaida Luiglia Modotti; b. 1896 in Udine, Italy; emigrated to Calif., working in textiles; took up photo. in 1921; active in revolutionary activities in Mexico, Russia and Spain; returned to Mexico in 1939 and d. 3 yrs. later) Wikipedia, May 15, 2014 (Tina Modotti; born August 16 or 17, 1896 in Udine, Italy; died January 5, 1942 in Mexico City; photographer, model, actress, and revolutionary political activist; at the age of 16, she emigrated to the United States; she met the photographers Edward Weston and Margrethe Mather; through her relationship with Weston Modotti developed as an important fine art photographer and documentarian. Modotti was Weston's favorite model and his lover; together they opened a portrait studio in Mexico City. In Mexico, she became the photographer of choice for the blossoming Mexican mural movement, documenting the works of José Clemente Orozco and Diego Rivera, etc.) <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tina_Modotti> |
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