Masha Ivashintsova

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
DiedJuly 13, 2000(2000-07-13) (aged 58)
Saint-Petersburg, Russia
NationalityRussian
Known forPhotographer and painter
Websitemashaivashintsova.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], the latter whom she married and had a daughter, Asya Melkumyan.

Exhibitions

See also

References
  1. "Leningrad's Lost Photographer". RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty. Retrieved 2018-03-11.
  2. "'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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