It illustrates the final decade of dominance for the wet-plate process before the revolution of the gelatin dry plate
[Modotti was a well known political activist and photographer who was associated with Edward Weston in Mexico in the 1920s
Core Themes and Insights
His portfolio focuses on the tactile surfaces
Postcards. Auction Catalog. The First National Postcard Auction Number 5, May 25, 1994. Camera Magazine It illustrates the final decadePostcards International, 1994. Wraps, fine, unmarked. 311 lots, including set of 21 Surrealist postcards, 1937, with work by Breton, Dali, Miro, Arp, Magritte, Man Ray, Tanguy, Duchamp, et al. Other lots in categories such as Black History, Womens Suffrage, Native Americans, Aviation, Austrian Secession, Raphael Kirchner, Alphonse Mucha, Advertising Art, et al. Fully illustrated in color with small reproductions.