Tina Modotti Radical Photographer Author:Margaret Hooks A lavishly illustrated portrait of one of the most significant women photographers of the 20th century. Here is the definitive portrayal of the brilliant, iconoclastic woman who throughout her life (1896-1942) oscillated between her passion for her art and her fervor for radical politics. Tracing Modotti from her early years in Italy to 1920s H... more »ollywood, then to vibrant Mexico City and on to Berlin and Moscow, and eventually to war-torn Spain, Hooks magnificently portrays Modotti's tempestuous life--her romantic, artistic. and political liaisons with Edward Weston, Diego Rivera, and Pablo Neruda. Incorporating interviews with Modotti's contemporaries and new archival material, Tina Modotti dramatically revives a fascinating life and secures Modotti's rightful place alongside Frida Kahlo and Georgia O'Keeffe as one of the most accomplished women artists of our era.« less