Shadows, Fire, Snow: The Life of Tina Modotti

by Patricia Albers

Book Overview

Shadows, Fire, Snow reveals the flesh-and-blood woman behind the legend. Drawing upon a wide array of sources, including some 300 recently discovered letters and photographs, Patricia Albers shows that Modotti was a prototype of the modern woman, and is as fascinating a figure as Frida Kahlo or Georgia O'Keeffe.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0609600699
• ISBN13: 9780609600696
• Release Date: April 1999
• Publisher: Clarkson Potter Publishers
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.8" x 7.0" x 9.6"

Customer Reviews

Fascinating Artist and Person

I love this book. Read it last year, but never wrote a review then. A time when a women was suppose to conform to convention but Tina follows her passion and heart. A fascinating person and artist...

Tina Modotti's Life with Historical Context

Tina is fascinating. The author gives a lot of history which is necessary to understand Tina..from SF North Beach to LA to Mexico City. Very insightful about Communist party of 20's/30's and sets up the scenario for membership and activism. Very good book.

A person worth reading about!

"I look upon people now not in terms of race...but in terms of classes..." wrote Tina Modotti to a friend towards the end of this excellent biography. A complex woman with many passions, Modotti's life is described by Patricia Albers in vibrant terms, totally capturing the reader's attention and taking that reader on a journey through the Italy of Modotti's childhood to the United States and finally Mexico, her chosen home. Along the way Modotti's relationships with such artists as Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo is explored as well as with other notables of her time. Through Albers' exploration of her subject, the reader discovers the evolution of Modotti from actress to noted photographer to active politico. Because of Modotti's many facets the book would be an excellent gift choice. This is a story that makes the reader want to snuggle up in a comfortable chair on a rainy day and read until the sun comes out. It is well-written, informative, colorful and very human.

A person worth reading about!

"I look upon people now not in terms of race...but in terms of classes...," wrote Tina Modotti to a friend towards the end of this excellent biography. A complex woman with many passions, Modotti's life is described by Patricia Albers in vibrant terms, totally capturing the reader's attention and taking that reader on a journey through the Italy of Modotti's childhood to the United States and finally Mexico, her chosen home. Along the way Modotti's relationships with such artists as Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo is explored as well as with other notables of her time. Through Albers' exploration of her subject, the reader discovers the evolution of Modotti from actress to noted photographer to active politico. Because of Modotti's many facets the book would be an excellent gift choice. This is a story that makes the reader want to snuggle up in a comfortable chair on a rainy day and read until the sun comes out. It is well-written, informative, colorful and very human.

What a Life! - What a book!

Finally! At last, Tina Modotti's fascinating life is fully realized in print! Albers' attentive eye coupled with the gorgeous photos make this an incomparable experience.