Elias Bonine
Elias Atkinson Bonine (c. 1843–1916) was an American photographer. Bonine was known for his portraits of 19th century Native Americans.
Biography[edit]
Bonine was born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania in about 1843. Bonine had two brothers who were both photographers, Robert Atkinson Bonine (1836–1912) and Archibald Franklin Bonine (1846–1907).[1] He had a 1848 degree in phrenology from a school named the Professional Class in Practical Phrenology in New York City.[2]
Bonine was a prolific photographer of the indigenous peoples of North America, who he often staged in his photographs. He worked primarily in the carte-de-visite format.[3] His work differed from that of anthropologists and government survey photographers, as his intended audience was the general public.[1] He moved to California in 1876, and died in Pasadena, California in 1916.[3]
His work is included in the collections of the Smithsonian American Art Museum,[1] the Getty Museum,[4] and the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Elias A. Bonine". Smithsonian American Art Museum.
- ^ The American Phrenological Journal and Life Illustrated: A Repository of Science, Literature, and General Intelligence. Fowler and Wells. 1848. p. 106.
- ^ a b "Elias A. Bonine". British Museum. Retrieved 2023-06-21.
- ^ "Elias A. Bonine (American, 1843 - 1916) (Getty Museum)". The J. Paul Getty in Los Angeles.
- ^ "E.A. Bonine Pimos Indians, Arizona". Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (MFAH).
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