Exhibit “From a Different View - Tina Modotti’s Photos 1923-1927” on display at the George Price Centre for Peace and Development up to December 14, 2006

Assunta Modotti, later nicknamed “Tina” was the daughter of an Italian machinist who migrated to the USA in 1906. As a young girl, Modotti worked in the clothing industry. In 1917 she made her debut as an actress. She got married and moved to Hollywood the following year. While working as an actress, Modotti met Edward Weston and began a romance with him. Her husband then died in Mexico, prompting her first visit to that country. She returned to Mexico in 1923 with an interest in photography, first as Weston’s assistant and later as his professional partner. She published her images, which included portrait studies, in “Mexican Folkways” and in “Formas”.

In 1927 Modotti joined the Communist Party, and her political affiliations and activities caused her to be deported from Mexico in 1930. Putting photography aside, she moved to Moscow, where she worked for International Red Aid, a relief organization. She was allowed to return to Mexico in 1939 and died there of heart failure three years later at the age of 46.

With her photography, Tina Modotti produced a visual legacy of beauty and strength.

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