Daniel Bendann
Daniel Bendann c. 1910
Born1836
Germany
DiedDecember 6, 1914
Baltimore, Maryland
OccupationPhotographer
Known forBendann Brothers Backgrounds

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]

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]

Bendanns Backgrounds Advertisement from Charles Hearn's book The Practical Printer

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

  1. 1 2 Falk, Karen. "Passages Through the Fire". Jewish Museum of Maryland. Retrieved 2019-02-23.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Blum, Isidor (1910). The Jews of Baltimore. Baltimore MD: Baltimore, Washington Historical review publishing company. p. 161. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
  3. McNatt, Glenn (2004-01-08). "A panoramic view of photography". baltimoresun.com. Retrieved 2019-02-24.
  4. "About Photographicus Baltimorensis". Photographicus Baltimorensis. 2010-05-25. Retrieved 2019-02-24.
  5. Improvement in photographic backgrounds
  6. Hearn, Charles W (1875). The Practical Printer. Philadelphia: Benerman & Wilson. pp. 76–80. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
  7. "Photography during the Civil War". 2015-10-27. Retrieved 2019-02-24.
  8. "mperial Hand-Colored Photograph of a Victorian Woman by Bendann". Cowen's Auctions. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
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