Tina Modotti
Flagellation of Christ

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Artist Tina ModottiItalian 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

Not on view

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Department

Photography

Special Collections

Photographs by Latin American Artists

Object Type

PHOTOGRAPHS

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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