Tina Modotti was born in August 17, 1896, Udine, Italy, where she lived with her parents and 5 siblings until her father could not find work in the nearby town of Friuli. Then, the family moved to Austria, and returned to Udine a few years later when Tina was 9.
Modotti left school in 3rd grade, and got her first job making dresses with her mother. When she was twelve, Tina, now with experience, got hired by the Raiser silk factory.
Modotti's father, Giuseppe Modotti was tired of not being able to support the family enough, so he (and his firstborn Mercedes) moved to San Francisco, to get enough money to bring the rest of the family there later.
Tina left shortly after at the age of 17 to San Francisco, where she quickly found work in a textile factory. Later, Tina was tired of working just to get by, she wanted to work for fun and participate in some of the culture San Francisco had to offer. She quit her job in the factory, and supported herself as a dressmaker, and sometimes she contributed to the local amateur theater group.
She met her future husband, Roubaix de l'Abrie Richey, a painter; at an exhibition. She had a brief theater job.
Mrs. Modotti perhaps only became a photographer because she met a rich popular photographer, Mr. Weston. She hung out with him, "helped" him, and posed for him (suck up).
Shortly after, she became a photographer, and was until January 6, 1942, when she died in Mexico City.
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