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Edward Weston and Tina Modotti

Photograph
1924 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown (photographer)
Place of origin
Mexico (made)

Photograph of Edward Weston and Tina Modotti, 1924. Mexico.


Object details

Category
Photographs
Object type
Photograph
TitleEdward Weston and Tina Modotti (generic title)
Brief description
Photograph of Edward Weston and Tina Modotti, 1924. Mexico.
Object history
Between 1923 and 1926 Edward Weston lived and worked in Mexico with his apprentice and lover, Tina Modotti. This portrait was taken by a studio photographer in Mexico City in 1924 after the couple decided to pose for an ironic 'mock' wedding photograph.
Subjects depicted
Marriage
Church
Jesus
Bibliographic references
  • Hooks, Margaret Tina Modotti: photographer and revolutionary London: Pandora, 1993.
  • p. 72-3 Adrian Locke, Mexico. A revolution in art, 1910-1940 London, Royal Academy: 2013. ISBN: 9781907533310.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
PH.624-1980

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1059418/edward-weston-and-tina-modotti-photograph-unknown/
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