Tina Modotti
Flagellation of Christ

ArtistItalian and American, 1896–1942
CultureMexican
Titles
  • Flagellation of Christ
Date1926
PlaceMexico
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage/Sheet: 9 7/16 × 7 7/16 in. (24 × 18.9 cm)
Credit LineThe Anthony G. Cronin Memorial Collection, museum purchase funded by Dr. Gray Aldrin Fieman
Object number89.2
Non exposé

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Department
Photography
Object Type
Provenance[Photofind Gallery, Woodstock, New York]; purchased by MFAH, 1989.
Exhibition HistoryExhibited: No exhibition title, Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Law, Houston TX, May 25 - Sep 1, 1989 (LN: 89.28)

Exhibited Photographic Masterworks: Recent Acquisitions from the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Glassell School January 23 - March 4, 1990

Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscription: Marked on verso center in pencil: "Esculturo antiqua de un Cristo,/ foto tomada por Tina Modotti en/ los años veintes en México/ Da fe su amigo/ Felipe Leixiton/ México, 9 agosto 1979"

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