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 . While in the United States, he lived in

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, working as a professor for the

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

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He worked for the

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. 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