Masha Ivashintsova
Born(1942-03-23)March 23, 1942
Sverdlovsk, USSR
DiedJuly 13, 2000(2000-07-13) (aged 58)
Saint-Petersburg, Russia
NationalityRussian
Known forPhotographer and painter
Websitemashaivashintsova.com

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]

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] the latter whom she married and had a daughter, Asya Melkumyan.

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References

  1. ^ "Leningrad's Lost Photographer". RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty. Retrieved 2018-03-11.
  2. ^ a b "'Russian Vivian Maier' Discovered After 30,000 Photos Found in Attic". PetaPixel. 2018-03-12. Retrieved 2018-03-18.
  3. ^ "The Secret Stash of Soviet Street Photographer Masha Ivashintsova". Mother Jones. July–August 2018. Retrieved 2019-12-15.
  4. ^ "Official website Masha Ivashintsova Photography". mashaivashintsova.com. Retrieved 2018-03-11.
  5. ^ "Vivian Maier: Who Took Nanny's Pictures (2013)". International Center of Photography. Retrieved 2019-12-15.
  6. ^ "Masha Ivashintsova "Brought to Light"". Retrieved 2019-12-15.
  7. ^ "MAŠA IVAŠINTSOVA — CHIAROSCURO". Retrieved 2019-12-15.

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