Daniel Bendann (1836 - December 6, 1914) along with his brother David Bendann were American Civil War Era photographers known for their elegant photographic backgrounds.[1] Daniel founded their gallery, Bendann Brothers, in 1859 and it remains in the family as of 2019, considered Baltimore's oldest gallery.[1][2][3]
Daniel Bendann | |
|---|---|
 Daniel Bendann c. 1910 | |
| Born | 1836 Germany |
| Died | December 6, 1914 Baltimore, Maryland |
| Occupation | Photographer |
| Known for | Bendann Brothers Backgrounds |
The brothers were born in Germany but the family moved to Richmond, Virginia where Daniel worked for the Whitehurst Studio.[2] He opened his own studio first in Richmond and later Baltimore, Maryland where he employed his brother David.[4] By the 1860s they were one of the largest photographic studios south of Philadelphia and the largest Jewish-owned studio in the country.[2]
The Bendanns had a system which they patented, whereby photographic studios could purchase negatives for their “Bendann Brothers Backgrounds” that they could use in their own photos.[5] The Bendann Brothers received a National Photographic Association Holmes Medal in 1872 for this invention.[6]
Together they took portraits of many well-known people including Edgar Allan Poe, Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee, Presidents Buchanan and Hayes, and Johns Hopkins.[7][8]
David Bendann left Bendann Brothers in 1874 to open Bendann Art Galleries. Daniel stayed with the studio, retiring around 1900.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b Falk, Karen. "Passages Through the Fire". Jewish Museum of Maryland. Retrieved 2019-02-23.
- ^ a b c d Blum, Isidor (1910). The Jews of Baltimore. Baltimore MD: Baltimore, Washington Historical review publishing company. p. 161. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
- ^ McNatt, Glenn (2004-01-08). "A panoramic view of photography". baltimoresun.com. Retrieved 2019-02-24.
- ^ "About Photographicus Baltimorensis". Photographicus Baltimorensis. 2010-05-25. Retrieved 2019-02-24.
- ^ Improvement in photographic backgrounds
- ^ Hearn, Charles W (1875). The Practical Printer. Philadelphia: Benerman & Wilson. pp. 76–80. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
- ^ "Photography during the Civil War". 2015-10-27. Retrieved 2019-02-24.
- ^ "mperial Hand-Colored Photograph of a Victorian Woman by Bendann". Cowen's Auctions. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
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