Russian Hill in San Francisco City and County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
Tina Modotti
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, November 20, 2021
1. Tina Modotti Marker
Tina Modotti
1896 - 1942
Photographer and Revolutionary
Lived here
1952 Taylor Street
1913 - 1918
Erected 2020 by Tina Modotti Heritage Committee.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1896.
Location. 37° 48.042′ N, 122° 24.854′ W. Marker is in San Francisco, California, in San Francisco City and County. It is in Russian Hill. Marker is at the intersection of Taylor Street and Filbert Street on Taylor Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1952 Taylor Street, San Francisco CA 94133, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Joseph Paul DiMaggio, "Joe" (approx. 0.2 miles away); Dominic DiMaggio (approx. 0.2 miles away); Russian Hill (approx. 0.2 miles away); Ina Donna Coolbrith (approx. 0.2 miles away); Frank Marini (approx. 0.2 miles away); Engine Co. 31 Firehouse (approx. 0.2 miles away); Octagon House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Lombard Street (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in San Francisco.
Also see . . .
1. Tina Modotti... honored with plaque outside her childhood home (SF Chronicle, Aug. 21, 2021).
Excerpt:(Submitted on November 21, 2021.)"Her social circle in San Francisco included many artists, including famed photographer Edward Weston. By the 1920s, Modotti had acted in silent films and was living in Mexico City, where she ran a photo studio with Weston. There, her career as a photographer flourished and Modotti became well-known for her portraits of workers and documentation of the Mexican mural movement, specifically the work of José Clemente Orozco and Diego Rivera. Modotti also posed for several works by Rivera, including his 1926 mural “The Abundant Earth,” where she appeared nude. Her work as a photographer has been celebrated with exhibitions at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art in 2006 and the Museo Italo Americano in 2018, among other institutions."
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2. Tina Modotti : Romantic and Revolutionary Photographer (YouTube, 19 min.). (Submitted on November 21, 2021.)
3. Tina Modotti (Tina Moditti Heritage Committee).
Excerpt: "Art historians have called Tina Modotti "the best-known unknown photographer of the 20th century.” Throughout her short life, she counted among her friends and co-workers, among many others, Mexican artists Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo, American writer John Dos Passos and Russian revolutionary and feminist Alexandra Kollontai. A poem written by Pablo Neruda(Submitted on November 21, 2021.)on the occasion of her tragic death is engraved on her grave stone. Modotti's photographs were often documentary in nature, what Carleton Beals called seeking the "perfect snapshot." As a prominent Communist, a lifelong anti-fascist and internationalist, as well as a Spanish Civil War nurse, a partner to equally extraordinary men, and friend to the most creative minds of her generation, she led an extraordinary life, shrouded in political conviction, struggle, glamour, and mystery...."Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, November 20, 20212. Tina Modotti Marker - wide view, looking across FilbertThe marker is visible here, set in the sidewalk right on the corner.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 21, 2021, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 358 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 21, 2021, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
