Kane, Paul
Also known as
Paul Keane (variant spelling)
Cemetery:
St. James Cemetery, Toronto
Date of Birth:
September 3, 1810
Place of birth:
Mallow, County Cork, Ireland
Date of Death:
February 20, 1871
Place of death:
Toronto, Ontario
Paul Kane, an Irish-born painter famous for his depiction of Canadian First Peoples.
In 1846, sponsored by Sir George Simpson of the Hudson's Bay Company, Kane accompanied the canoe brigades as far west as Victoria, BC, sketching over 700 portraits and activities of western native people. He wrote an account of his travels in 1859. Over 100 of his oil paintings are at the Royal Ontario Museum, in Toronto.
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Interment Info
St. James Cemetery, Toronto
Cemetery
St. James Cemetery is the oldest cemetery in Toronto still in operation. The cemetery opened in 1844 as the burial ground for St. James Cathedral.
People in this Cemetery
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