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Tina Modotti

Italian photographer, activist and actress (1896–1942)
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Tina Modotti
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Summary

Tina Modotti was born on August 17, 1896[1], in Udine[2]. She died on January 5, 1942[3], in Mexico City[4]. She worked as a photographer[5], activist[6], model[7], actor[8], and film actor[9]. She ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,186 views/month, #7,148 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Date of birth: August 16, 1896[11]
  • Date of death: January 6, 1942[12]
  • Place of burial: Panteón de Dolores[13]
  • Country of citizenship: Kingdom of Italy[14]
  • Occupation: stage actor[15], artist[16], revolutionary[17]
  • Field of work: photography[18]
  • Sex or gender: female[19]
  • Military branch: International Brigades[20]
  • Commons category: Tina Modotti[21]
  • Archives at: Archives of American Art[22], Smithsonian Institution[23]
  • Cause of death: heart failure[24]
  • Participated in conflict: Spanish Civil War[25]
  • Family name: Modotti[26]
  • Given name: Tina[27], Assunta[28], Adelaide[29], Luigia[30]
  • Manner of death: natural causes[31]
  • Described by source: América Latina en la Internacional Comunista 1919-1943[32], American Women Artists, Past and Present: A Selected Bibliographic Guide[33], Wegbereiterinnen[34], A World History of Women Photographers[35], Modotti, Tina[36]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Italian[37]
  • Commons Creator page: Tina Modotti[38]
  • Name in native language: Assunta Adelaide Luigia Modotti[39]

Why It Matters

Tina Modotti has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] She is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

FAQs

Where was Tina Modotti born?

Tina Modotti was born in Udine[2].

Where did Tina Modotti die?

Tina Modotti died in Mexico City[4].

What did Tina Modotti do for work?

Tina Modotti worked as a photographer[5], activist[6], model[7], actor[8], and film actor[9].

Related Entities

Frida J. Paul Getty Museum Kingdom of Italy Metropolitan Museum of Art Mexico City Museum of Modern Art National Gallery of Art National Portrait Gallery San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Smithsonian Institution Udine

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] ↑ . Museum of Modern Art online collection. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] ↑ . American Women Artists, Past and Present: A Selected Bibliographic Guide. wikidata.org.
  13. [17] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  15. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [22] ↑ . n2t.net. Retrieved . n2t.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [11] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [12] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . OpenEdition. wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . agspak-buecher.de. Retrieved . agspak-buecher.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [37] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  37. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · HedgeHog · 2026-10-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  3. 17w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0351828-Modotti-Tina-18961942
    Occupation → photographer, activist, model +5
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  4. 20w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Tina, Assunta, Adelaide +1
    Field of work → photography
    On focus list of wikimedia project → Art+Feminism, Met x Wikipedia Women Photographers, gender gap on Dutch Wikipedia +1
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