The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 24, 2025

Tina Reciting

1924

Edward Weston

(American, 1886–1958)
America
gelatin silver print
Image: 7.2 x 5.9 cm (2 13/16 x 2 5/16 in.); Paper: 7.2 x 5.9 cm (2 13/16 x 2 5/16 in.); Mounted: 32.9 x 27.8 cm (12 15/16 x 10 15/16 in.)
Gift of Diann G. Mann and Thomas A. Mann 2019.28
© Center for Creative Photography, Arizona Board of Regents / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Location: Not on view

Did You Know?

Tina Modotti, initially a silent film actress, became an important photographer.

Description

This is one of three dozen negatives Weston made of the former actress reciting poetry in a single sitting, which they both considered very successful. “We have been like a couple of happy excited children, Tina and I, over the results of our recent sitting,” he wrote. This is a contact print; the camera he used produced 3 1/4 x 4 1/4-inch negatives.
  • November 12, 1985
    Sotheby's, New York, NY
    November 12, 1985
    Thomas A. and Diann G. Mann, Palm Beach Gardens, FL
    March 4, 2019
    the Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Conger, Amy, and Edward Weston. Edward Weston--Photographs: From the Collection of the Center for Creative Photography. 1992. fig. 144/1924
    Christie, Manson & Woods International Inc. An American Journey: The Diann G. and Thomas A. Mann Collection of Photographic Masterworks. 2018.
  • {{cite web|title=Tina Reciting|url=false|author=Edward Weston|year=1924|access-date=24 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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