Introduce briefly

• Modotti was born Assunta Adelaide Luigia Modotti Mondini in Udine, Italy [1].

• She worked in a textile factory in Udine before emigrating to the United States at the age of 16 [1].

• Modotti settled in San Francisco with her father and sister and worked as a seamstress, model, and theater performer [1].

• Modotti experimented with acting and appeared in several plays, operas, and silent movies in the late 1910s and early 1920s [1].

• She also worked as an artist's model and had minor parts in a few films, including "The Tiger's Coat" in 1920 [1].

• Modotti's photography career began through her relationship with the photographer Edward Weston [1].

• She became an important fine art photographer and documentarian, capturing the people and social realities of Mexico [1].

• Modotti's work included portraits, architectural interiors, urban landscapes, and images of peasants and workers during the depression [1].

• She also documented the works of Mexican muralists such as José Clemente Orozco and Diego Rivera [1].

• Modotti's photography was divided into two distinct categories: "Romantic" and "Revolutionary" [1].

• Modotti became politically active and joined the Mexican Communist Party in 1927 [1].

• She was involved in political and social causes, and her photography became more politically motivated [1].

• Modotti was exiled from Mexico in 1930 due to the anti-communist campaign by the Mexican government [1].

• She spent time in Berlin and Moscow before eventually settling in Italy [2].

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