{"product_id":"tina-modotti-photographer-revolutionary-paperback","title":"Tina Modotti: Photographer \u0026 Revolutionary - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTina Modotti\u003c\/b\u003e (Photographer), \u003cb\u003eMargaret Hooks\u003c\/b\u003e (Text by (Art\/Photo Books))\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBetween politics and form: the life and work of Tina Modotti \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe apt subtitle of this award-winning biography, \u003ci\u003ePhotographer \u0026amp; Revolutionary\u003c\/i\u003e, sums up the creative tensions that characterized Tina Modotti's life and brief photographic career. Active as a photographer for only nine years, Modotti was pulled between formal and social concerns. Producing striking modernist compositions of everyday objects, photojournalism of poverty and conflict, and portraits of celebrities and common people alike, Modotti balanced political concerns with formal rigor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1993 and long out of print, \u003ci\u003eTina Modotti: Photographer \u0026amp; Revolutionary\u003c\/i\u003e is the definitive portrayal of Modotti's life and work. Few photographers are more deserving of a biographical treatment than Modotti, whose work as an actress and artist's model introduced her to Edward Weston, who was to become her lover. Soon after she arrived in Mexico City with Weston, Modotti became increasingly politicized, working for the communist newspaper \u003ci\u003eEl Machete\u003c\/i\u003e and establishing herself as the go-to photographer for the Mexican Muralist movement. The book includes extensive archival material, interviews with Modotti's contemporaries and many rare photographs. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMargaret Hooks\u003c\/b\u003e has written extensively on the life and work of artists, among them Leonora Carrington, Frida Kahlo, Tina Modotti, Max Ernst and Edward James. Her recent writing provides new insight into the relationship and collaborative works of the Surrealist painters Leonora Carrington and Max Ernst.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 9 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 22, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769402622240,"sku":"9788416248834","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/cf084f8a09b478b5408c001bfaa4e946.webp?v=1780347183","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/tina-modotti-photographer-revolutionary-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}