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,^[1] the Royal BC Museum,^[2] the McCord Museum,^[3] the Library and Archives of Canada, among others.^[4][5][6]

Thomas Coffin Doane
Born	Thomas Coffin Doane 1814 Barrington, Nova Scotia
Died	1896
Known for	daguerrotype photographer, portrait photographer

Early life

Doane was born in 1814 in Barrington, Nova Scotia, Canada.^[6]

Work

In 1832 Doane began working as a portrait painter.^[6] In 1842 he went to Halifax, Canada to learn the daguerreotype process from William Valentine.^[6] In 1843, Doane and Valentine travelled to set up a daguerrotype photography business at the Golden Inn at St. Johns in Newfoundland under the name of Valentine & Doane.^[7][8] 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.^[6]

Following his practice with Valentine, Doane travelled to the West Indies before setting up a studio in Montreal.^[6]

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.^[5][6]

Gallery

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  Louis-Joseph Papineau, c. 1852
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  Earl and Countess of Elgin, Lady Lambton, Lord Kerr, 1848
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  Saint-Jean Baptiste 1855
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  Molson family brewery after the fire of 1858
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  Advertisement for Thomas Coffin Doane studio in Montreal, 1865

References

1. "Thomas Coffin Doane Canadian, 1814-1896". New York Public Library. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
2. "Doane, Thomas Coffin, 1814 - 1896". Royal British Columbia Museum. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
3. "Photograph Reford boys in Highland costume, Montreal, QC, c. 1855 Thomas Coffin Doane about 1855, 19th century MP-1975.67.25". McCord Museum. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
4. Gordon, Allan (2010). The Hero and the Historians: Historiography and the Uses of Jacques Cartier. UBC Press. ISBN 9780774859202. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
5. "T.C. Doane". Luminous Lint. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
6. Burant, Jim (1977). "Pre-confederation photography in Halifax, Nova Scotia". Journal of Canadian Art History. 4 (1): 25–44. JSTOR 42615299.
7. McGrath, Antonia. "Early Photography in Newfoundland". The Rooms. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
8. Hannavy, John (2008). Encyclopedia of Nineteenth-Century Photography, Volume 1: A–I (PDF). New York: Routledge. pp. 262, 283, 372, 1011. ISBN 978-0-415-97235-2. Retrieved 31 January 2022.