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AUGUST 7 - OCTOBER 3, 1999
MODOTTI AND WESTON
Mexicanidad
Supported by Key Bank
MODOTTI AND WESTON: Mexicanidad features 65 vintage
gelatin silver prints that chronicle a fascinating period in American
20th century 
photography.
In 1923, the seamstress and silent film actress Tina Modotti (1896-1942)
and her lover and mentor, photographer Edward Weston (1886-1958), moved
to Mexico, where they experienced the dynamic culture and political climate
of a country in revolution and reform. During this period, Weston disavowed
Pictorialism and moved into a new and important phase of 20th century
photography-capturing his subject in sharp detail. Touched by the people
and beauty of Mexico, Modotti became a serious photographer and later,
a political activist for the cause of Mexican Socialism. This exhibition
was organized by the George Eastman House, International Museum of Photography
and Film (Rochester, NY).