Tina Modotti , (1896 - 1942) “Woman with Flag” 1928 Tina Modotti  (born  Assunta Adelaide Luigia Modotti Mondini , was an Italian-American photographer, actor, model, and revolutionary activist linked to the Comintern. She emigrated from Italy to San Francisco in 1913, working as a seamstress, model, and stage performer before moving to Los Angeles for film work. By the early 1920s she turned to photography and writing, and in 1922 relocated to Mexico, where she became activ

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