Antonio Zeno Shindler ( – August 8, 1899) was a Bulgarian-born American photographer and painter. Born , as Antonio Zeno, Shindler studied art in

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, moving to the United States with anthropologist

William Henry Blackmore William Henry Blackmore (2 August 1827 – 12 April 1878) was an English lawyer who gained a fortune by exploiting a large social network as an investment promoter. He used his fortune for philanthropy, primarily centred on his interest in Native ...

. While in the United States, he lived in

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, working as a professor for the

Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) is a museum and Private university, private art school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

. In 1852, he married Justina Fontaine, having one daughter together. He later moved to

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. He worked for the

Smithsonian American Art Museum The Smithsonian American Art Museum (commonly known as SAAM, and formerly the National Museum of American Art) is a museum in Washington, D.C., part of the Smithsonian Institution. Together with its branch museum, the Renwick Gallery, SAAM holds ...

. In 1867, Blackmore loaned his photograph collection to Shindler, some of which were used to the Smithsonian's first photograph exhibit. He died on August 8, 1899, in Washington, D.C, from injuries sustained after falling off a streetcar.

Gallery

File:Antonion Zeno Shindler - Eskimo Man - 1985.66.165,699 - Smithsonian American Art Museum.jpg, ''Eskimo Man'' () File:Antonion Zeno Shindler - Akka Man - 1985.66.165,707 - Smithsonian American Art Museum.jpg, ''Akka Man'' () File:Antonion Zeno Shindler - Swedish Lady - 1985.66.165,696 - Smithsonian American Art Museum.jpg, ''Swedish Lady'' () File:Antonion Zeno Shindler - Somali Man - 1985.66.165,703 - Smithsonian American Art Museum.jpg, ''Somali Man'' () File:Antonion Zeno Shindler - Diak Man - 1985.66.165,712 - Smithsonian American Art Museum.jpg, ''Diak Man'' ()

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* {{Commons-inline 1820s births 1899 deaths Artists in the Smithsonian American Art Museum collection 20th-century Bulgarian painters Bulgarian male painters Painters from Philadelphia