1. William Notman was a Scottish-Canadian photographer and businessman.
11 Facts About William Notman
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William Notman was the first photographer in Canada to achieve international recognition.
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William Notman received a decent education, which included lessons in painting and drawing.
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William Notman moved to Montreal in the summer of 1856.
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William Notman established branches throughout Canada and the United States, including seasonal branches at Yale and Harvard universities to cater to the student trade.
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William Notman was an active member of the Montreal artistic community; he collaborated with other artists such as Alexander Henderson to sponsor and host art exhibitions in his studio.
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William Notman was highly regarded by his colleagues for his innovative photography, and held patents for some of the techniques he developed to recreate winter within the studio walls.
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William Notman won medals at exhibitions in Montreal, London, Paris, and Australia.
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William Notman was a regular contributor to the photographic journal Philadelphia Photographer and in partnership with its editor, Edward Wilson, formed the Centennial Photographic Company for the Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia, held in honour of the 100th anniversary of the United States in 1876.
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William Notman won the only gold medal to be awarded by the British judges and the portrait identification card required for entrance to the grounds was the ancestor of today's various photo-ID cards.
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In 1935, Charles retired and sold the studio to the Associated Screen News, In 1957, the William Notman Collection was purchased by McGill University.