Free Tuesday Program

Tuesday, December 05, 2006
Revolution - Artistic, Personal, Political: Modotti and Weston in Mexico
Elizabeth Gand, curatorial associate, photography, SFMOMA

Phyllis Wattis Theater
11:00 a.m. - noon

What drew Tina Modotti and Edward Weston to Mexico? How did the country's postrevolutionary culture reorient their approaches to photography? Gand offers a closer look at the motives behind Modotti and Weston's remarkable pictures and shares insights into their joint legacy, as well as their distinctly individual careers.

Museum and program admission are free.