Shadows, Fire, Snow

The Life of Tina Modotti

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by Patricia Albers

University of California Press

Due/Published April 2002, 397 pages, paper

ISBN 0520235142

New in paper (S02)

Ten years of research and the discovery of long-forgotten letters and photos enabled Patricia Albers to bring new recognition to this talented, intelligent, and independent photographer whose life embodied the cultural and political values of many artists of the post-World War I generation.

"When she died in poverty on January 5, 1942, in Mexico City, the entire intellectual community turned out for her funeral . . . . Albers not only faithfully depicts the historical panorama, but also provides the day-to-day nuances and heartbreakingly evocative anecdotes of an emotionally overwhelming tragedy."--Jules Siegel, San Francisco Chronicle Book Review)

"Albers has managed scrupulously to weave together all the loose strands of Modotti's life, without trying to prettify the sometimes clashing patterns that emerge. As in the photographer's finest work, the textures are more fascinating when allowed to retain a bit of the mystery."--Ted Loos, New York Times Book Review)