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Tina Modotti — Telegraph Wires
Tina Modotti

Telegraph Wires

Tina Modotti's photograph of telegraph wires carries historical documentation including Vittorio Vidali's stamp. The verso contains captions and notations reflecting the work's complex provenance.

Medium
Vittorio Vidali's 'Commissar of the Fifth Regiment' stamp, a typed caption label, and reduction notations in an unidentified hand in pencil on the verso.

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October 9, 2024

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Tina Modotti, Telegraph Wires

Tina Modotti's photograph of telegraph wires carries historical documentation including Vittorio Vidali's stamp. The verso contains captions and notations reflecting the work's complex provenance.

Medium
Vittorio Vidali's 'Commissar of the Fifth Regiment' stamp, a typed caption label, and reduction notations in an unidentified hand in pencil on the verso.
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Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Documentary Photography, Infrastructure, Modernism, Telegraph Wires, Political Art, Tina Modotti

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