Artist Monograph

Tina Modotti, Italian

Italian, 1896–1942

Medium Breakdown

Medium	Works at MoMA	Share
Photography	25	78.1%
Printmaking	7	21.9%

Physical Scale

Scale bracket	Works	Share
Small (< 30 cm)	32	100%

Range: 19.3 cm → 24.3 cm (largest side)

Acquisition Timeline

Year acquired	Works
1944	1
1959	2
1964	8
1965	18
1966	1
2001	1
2018	1

Italian Contemporaries

Catalogued Works

MoMA — 32 shown

Title	Date	Medium	Dimensions	Department	Credit line
House in Tehuantepec Photograph Acc. 340.1965	1923-30	Gelatin silver print	6 13/16 × 9 5/16" (17.3 × 23.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Anonymous gift
Roofs of Mexico City Photograph Acc. 344.1965	1923-30	Gelatin silver print	7 1/2 × 9 7/16" (19 × 24 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Anonymous gift
Calla Lily Photograph Acc. 347.1965	1924-26	Gelatin silver print	8 11/16 × 7 1/16" (22 × 18 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Anonymous gift
Cloth Folds Photograph Acc. 354.1965	c. 1924	Palladium print	9 1/2 × 7 3/16" (24.1 × 18.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Anonymous gift
Convent of Tepotzotlán, Mexico Photograph Acc. 351.1965	1924	Gelatin silver print	8 13/16 × 6 3/4" (22.4 × 17.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Anonymous gift
Edward Weston Photograph Acc. 1908.2001	February 1924	Gelatin silver print	7 3/8 × 8 7/8" (18.7 × 22.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Thomas Walther Collection. Abbott-Levy Collection funds, by exchange
Elisa Photograph Acc. 99.1964	1924	Palladium print	8 7/8 × 6 5/8" (22.5 × 16.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift of Edward Weston
Interior of Church Tower at Tepotzotlán Photograph Acc. 480.1966	1924	Palladium print	9 1/16 × 6 5/8" (23 × 16.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Grace M. Mayer Fund
Roses, Mexico Photograph Acc. 210.1944	1924	Palladium print	7 3/8 × 8 1/2" (18.8 × 21.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift of Edward Weston
Staircase Photograph Acc. 97.1964	1924-26	Palladium print	7 3/16 × 9 5/16" (18.2 × 23.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Anonymous gift
Telephone Wires, Mexico Photograph Acc. 726.1959	1924	Palladium print	8 15/16 × 6 5/16" (22.8 × 16.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift of Miss Dorothy M. Hoskins
Cactus Photograph Acc. 335.1965	1925	Gelatin silver print	9 1/16 × 6 5/8" (23.1 × 16.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Anonymous gift
Easter Lily and Bud Photograph Acc. 727.1959	c. 1925	Gelatin silver print	9 9/16 × 6 3/4" (24.3 × 17.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift of Miss Dorothy M. Hoskins
Baby Nursing Photograph Acc. 339.1965	c. 1926-27	Gelatin silver print	7 1/4 × 9 1/16" (18.4 × 23.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Anonymous gift
Exterior of Pulquería, Mexico Photograph Acc. 345.1965	c. 1926	Gelatin silver print	7 1/2 × 9 1/16" (19 × 23.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Anonymous gift
Nahua mother, Luz Jiménez and her Daughter, Conchita Photograph Acc. 338.1965	c. 1926-27	Gelatin silver print	7 1/4 × 7 9/16" (18.4 × 19.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Anonymous gift
Woman with Olla Photograph Acc. 337.1965	c. 1926	Gelatin silver print	7 1/4 × 9 1/16" (18.4 × 23 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Anonymous gift
Workers Parade Photograph Acc. 95.1964	1926	Gelatin silver print	8 7/16 × 7 5/16" (21.5 × 18.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Anonymous gift
Yank and Police Marionette Photograph Acc. 987.2018	1926	Gelatin silver print	9 1/2 × 7 1/2" (24.1 × 19 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift of Helen Kornblum in honor of Roxana Marcoci
Child in Sombrero Photograph Acc. 350.1965	c. 1927	Gelatin silver print	8 9/16 × 6 5/8" (21.7 × 16.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Anonymous gift
Fiesta in Juchitán, Oaxaca, Mexico Photograph Acc. 352.1965	1927-29	Gelatin silver print	6 7/8 × 9 1/4" (17.4 × 23.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Anonymous gift
Hands Washing Photograph Acc. 96.1964	c. 1927	Gelatin silver print	7 3/8 × 8 15/16" (18.8 × 22.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Anonymous gift
Illustration for a Mexican Song Photograph Acc. 341.1965	1927	Gelatin silver print	9 3/16 × 7 5/16" (23.4 × 18.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Anonymous gift
Oil Tank Photograph Acc. 92.1964	1927	Gelatin silver print	9 1/2 × 7 1/2" (24.1 × 19 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Anonymous gift
Stadium, Mexico City Photograph Acc. 94.1964	c. 1927	Gelatin silver print	7 1/2 × 9 7/16" (19.1 × 24 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Anonymous gift
Worker's Hands Photograph Acc. 346.1965	1927	Palladium print	7 1/2 × 8 7/16" (19 × 21.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Anonymous gift
Mella's Typewriter Photograph Acc. 353.1965	1928	Gelatin silver print	9 7/16 × 7 9/16" (24 × 19.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Anonymous gift
Hands of Marionette Player Photograph Acc. 349.1965	1929	Gelatin silver print	7 1/2 × 9 1/2" (19 × 24.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Anonymous gift
Mother and Child, Tehuantepec, Oaxaca, Mexico Photograph Acc. 98.1964	c. 1929	Gelatin silver print	8 7/8 × 6" (22.6 × 15.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Anonymous gift
Tehuantepec Woman Photograph Acc. 93.1964	1929	Gelatin silver print	9 3/16 × 7 11/16" (23.3 × 19.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Anonymous gift
Tehuantepec Woman Photograph Acc. 342.1965	c. 1929	Gelatin silver print	8 1/4 × 7 3/8" (21 × 18.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Anonymous gift
Tehuantepec Woman Smiling Photograph Acc. 343.1965	c. 1929	Gelatin silver print	9 3/16 × 7 1/4" (23.3 × 18.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Anonymous gift