2 8 , ▁ 1 9 1 3 ▁– ▁December ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 ) ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁cur ator ▁who ▁helped ▁bring ▁attention ▁to ▁the ▁post ers ▁and ▁other ▁graph ic ▁design ▁in ▁the ▁collection ▁of ▁the ▁Museum ▁of ▁Modern ▁Art ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁ ▁Biography ▁ ▁Const antine ▁( she ▁used ▁her ▁ma iden ▁name ▁profession ally ) ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 3 ▁in ▁Brook lyn , ▁New ▁York . ▁She ▁received ▁b ach elor ' s ▁and ▁master ' s ▁degrees ▁from ▁New ▁York ▁University ▁and ▁attended ▁the ▁gradu ate ▁school ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Aut onom ous ▁University ▁of ▁Mexico . ▁ ▁She ▁worked ▁for ▁the ▁College ▁Art ▁Association ▁from ▁ 1 9 3 1 ▁to ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁as ▁an ▁editor ial ▁assistant ▁on ▁the ▁journal ▁Par n ass us . ▁She ▁met ▁R ene ▁d ' H arn onc ourt , ▁her ▁future ▁b oss ▁as ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁Museum ▁of ▁Modern ▁Art , ▁while ▁she ▁was ▁working ▁in ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁at ▁the ▁Office ▁of ▁the ▁Co ordin ator ▁of ▁Inter - American ▁Affairs . ▁ ▁She ▁also ▁tra ve led ▁to ▁Mexico , ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 6 , ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁left ist ▁Committee ▁Again st ▁War ▁and ▁F asc ism , ▁where ▁she ▁developed ▁an ▁interest ▁in ▁Latin ▁and ▁Central ▁American ▁political ▁graphics . ▁A ▁Latin ▁American