Thomas Coffin Doane
Thomas Coffin Doane (1814–1896) was a Canadian photographer. His work is held in the collections of the New York Public Library, the Royal BC Museum, the McCord Museum, the Library and Archives of Canada, among others.
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Thomas Coffin Doane
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- Name
- Thomas Coffin Doane
- Born
- 1814
- Birthplace
- Barrington, Nova Scotia
- Died
- 1896
- Known for
- daguerreotype photographer, portrait photographer
- Nationality
- Canada
- Occupation
- photographer · painter
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Thomas Coffin Doane (1814–1896) was a Canadian photographer. His work is held in the collections of the New York Public Library, the Royal BC Museum, the McCord Museum, the Library and Archives of Canada, among others.
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Thomas Coffin Doane (1814–1896) was a painter and photographer, of Canadian nationality. The painter was born in Municipality of the District of Barrington and died in Canada. Works are held at château Ramezay, George Eastman Museum and Library and Archives Canada, among others.
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• Name — Thomas Coffin Doane • Birth Name — Thomas Coffin Doane • Born — 1814 • Birthplace — Barrington, Nova Scotia • Died — 1896 • Known for — daguerreotype photographer, portrait photographer
Early life
Early life
Doane was born in 1814 in Barrington, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Work
Work
In 1832 Doane began working as a portrait painter. In 1842 he went to Halifax, Canada to learn the daguerreotype process from William Valentine. In 1843, Doane and Valentine travelled to set up a daguerreotype photography business at the Golden Inn at St. Johns in Newfoundland under the name of Valentine & Doane. By 1846, he had established a clientele including subjects such as Jeffrey Howe, John Sartain, and Lord Elgin, Louis Joseph Papineau, among others. In 1865 he was no longer making photographs. Following his practice with Valentine, Doane travelled to the West Indies before setting up a studio in Montreal.
Personal life
Personal life
In 1866 Doane moved to New York. He and his wife had a daughter, Kathleen Maud Doane, who married the American artist Childe Hassam.
Gallery
Gallery
• Illustration — Louis-Joseph Papineau, c. 1852 • Illustration — Earl and Countess of Elgin, Lady Lambton, Lord Kerr, 1848 • Illustration — Saint-Jean Baptiste 1855 • Illustration — Molson family brewery after the fire of 1858 • Illustration — Advertisement for Thomas Coffin Doane studio in Montreal, 1865
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Municipality of the District of Barrington.
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- 1.New York Public Library. Thomas Coffin Doane Canadian, 1814-1896.
- 2.Royal British Columbia Museum. Doane, Thomas Coffin, 1814 - 1896.
- 3.McCord Museum. Photograph Reford boys in Highland costume, Montreal, QC, c. 1855 Thomas Coffin Doane about 1855, 19th century MP-1975.67.25.
- 4.Gordon, Allan. The Hero and the Historians: Historiography and the Uses of Jacques Cartier. UBC Press. 2010. 9780774859202.
- 5.T.C. Doane. Luminous Lint.
- 6.Burant, Jim. Pre-confederation photography in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Journal of Canadian Art History. 4. 1. 25–44. 1977. 42615299.
- 7.McGrath, Antonia. Early Photography in Newfoundland. The Rooms.
- 8.Hannavy, John. Encyclopedia of Nineteenth-Century Photography, Volume 1: A–I. Routledge. 262, 283, 372, 1011. 2008. 978-0-415-97235-2.
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