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Tina Modotti was born in Udine, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy on August 17, 1896. Tina Modotti was a photographer, activist and model. Death is recorded on January 5, 1942, at the age of 45.
My Take
Modotti is one of those lives that feels almost too large for a single biography. Born in Udine in 1896, she crossed an ocean to become a photographer, model, actress and then a committed revolutionary, all before dying far too young at 45. What I admire is the refusal to stay in one lane. She used the camera as both an artistic and a political instrument, documenting beauty while trying to bend the world toward justice. That tension gives her images a charge you can still feel a century later. I find her courage, and her contradictions, genuinely moving.
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- Name (English)
- Tina Modotti
- Name (Japanese)
- ティナ・モドッティ
- Reading
- てぃな・もどってぃ
- Born
- August 17, 1896 – January 5, 1942
- Origin
- Udine, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy
- Occupation
- photographer / activist / model / actor / film actor
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Monkey
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Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Tina Modotti born?
Born August 17, 1896.
When did Tina Modotti die?
Died January 5, 1942, aged 45.
Where was Tina Modotti from?
Tina Modotti was from Udine, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy.
What did Tina Modotti do?
Tina Modotti worked as photographer, activist, model, actor, film actor.
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