Marie-Alice Dumont (October 10, 1892 – 1985) was a Canadian photographer living in

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. She is thought to be the first professional woman photographer in eastern Quebec. She was born in

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and learned photography from her brother Abbé Napoléon Dumont. Dumont later studied with a professional photographer Ulric Lavoie from

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. 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.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Dumont, Mary-Alice 1892 births 1985 deaths Artists from Quebec Kamouraska Regional County Municipality 20th-century Canadian photographers 20th-century Canadian women photographers