Marie-Alice Dumont, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Marie-Alice Dumont

Date of Birth: 10-Oct-1892

Date of Death: 01-Jan-0001

Profession: photographer

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Marie-Alice Dumont (October 10, 1892 – 1985) was a Canadian photographer living in Quebec.
She is thought to be the first professional woman photographer in eastern Quebec.She was born in Saint-Alexandre-de-Kamouraska and learned photography from her brother Abbé Napoléon Dumont.
Dumont later studied with a professional photographer Ulric Lavoie from Rivière-du-Loup.
In 1925, she opened a commercial photography studio in her home town.
Dumont photographed people and landscapes of the Kamouraska region.
She closed her studio in 1960 due to illness.She died in Saint-Alexandre at the age of 92.Dumont donated about 10,000 negatives to the Musée du Bas-Saint-Laurent shortly before her death.
The museum has since held several exhibitions of her work.