Thomas Coffin Doane

Thomas Coffin Doane
Born
Thomas Coffin Doane

1814
Barrington, Nova Scotia
Died1896
Known fordaguerrotype photographer, portrait photographer

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]

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]

  • Louis-Joseph Papineau, c. 1852
    Louis-Joseph Papineau, c. 1852
  • Earl and Countess of Elgin, Lady Lambton, Lord Kerr, 1848
    Earl and Countess of Elgin, Lady Lambton, Lord Kerr, 1848
  • Saint-Jean Baptiste 1855
    Saint-Jean Baptiste 1855
  • Molson family brewery after the fire of 1858
    Molson family brewery after the fire of 1858
  • Advertisement for Thomas Coffin Doane studio in Montreal, 1865
    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. ^ a b "T.C. Doane". Luminous Lint. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g 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.