Documentary photographer John Christian was born in Sherman, Texas on October 27, 1940. The son of a mining engineer spent his early years in Mexico City and in mining districts in and around central Mexico. His works have appeared in Texas Monthly, Popular Photography, The San Francisco Review of Art, Cuartoscuro and Mexico Desconocido. In 1976 he received the University of Texas at Austin’s Dobie Paisano Fellowship for documentary work on the Huichol Indians. John Christian currently lives and works in Austin, Texas.
From the guide to the John Christian Photograph Collection 88-326; 87-377; 88-419; 90-008; 90-039; 90-096; 90-180; 90-241; 90-271; 93-030; 93-298; 98-112., 1968-1993, (Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin)
