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Masha Ivashintsova (March 23, 1942 − July 13, 2000) was a Russian photographer from Saint-Petersburg (then Leningrad, USSR) who was heavily engaged in the Leningrad poetic and photography underground movement of the 1960−80s. Masha photographed prolifically throughout most of her life, but she hoarded her photo-films in the attic and rarely developed them. Only when her daughter Asya found some 30,000 negatives in their attic in 2017 did Masha's works become public.[1] In this regard, Masha Ivashintsova's work and story have been compared to those of Vivian Maier.[2]

Masha Ivashintsova
Born	(1942-03-23)March 23, 1942 Sverdlovsk, USSR
Died	July 13, 2000(2000-07-13) (aged 58) Saint-Petersburg, Russia
Nationality	Russian
Known for	Photographer and painter
Website	mashaivashintsova.com

Ivashintsova died in 2000 at the age of 58.

Personal life

Masha was born into an aristocratic family whose assets were seized following the Bolshevik Revolution.[2] In Leningrad, Ivashintsova joined the city's literary and artistic underground. She worked odd jobs as a theater critic, a librarian, a cloakroom attendant, an elevator mechanic, and a security guard, amongst others. Occasionally, she would visit Asya in Moscow.[3]

Masha was heavily engaged in the Leningrad poetic and photography of the 1960−80s. She was in relationships with photographer Boris Smelov, poet Viktor Krivulin and linguist Melvar Melkumyan.[4]

Exhibitions

• Masha Ivashintsova, Street Photographer (2018), International Center of Photography, New York City, USA[5]
• Brought to Light (2019), Vintage Photo Festival, Bydgoszcz, Poland, curated by Katarzyna Gębarowska and Masha Galleries.[6]
• Chiaroscuro (2019-2020), Juhan Kuus Documentary Photo Centre, Tallinn, Estonia[7]

See also

• Vivian Maier

References

Links and sources

• Masha Ivashintsova official web site
• Interview: Woman Discovers Over 30,000 Secret Photos Left Behind by Her Mother // My Modern Met

На других языках

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- [en] Masha Ivashintsova

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[ru] Ивашинцова, Маша

Маша Ивашинцова (23 марта 1942 — 13 июля 2000) — советский и русский фотограф и театральный критик, получившая мировую известность через 18 лет после смерти. Не будучи профессиональным фотографом, оставила после себя обширный архив негативов и отпечатков, на которых изображены сцены повседневной и культурной жизни Ленинграда и других городов СССР.

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