Mary Georgina Filmer

Lady Mary Georgina Filmer (née Cecil, 4 April 1838 – 17 March 1903) was an early proponent of the art of photographic collage.[1][2]

Mary Georgina Filmer
Born	Mary Georgina Caroline Cecil 4 April 1838
Died	17 March 1903 (aged 64) London, United Kingdom
Nationality	British
Known for	Photomontage
Spouse(s)	Edmund Filmer

Collage by Mary Georgina Filmer (mid-1860s)

A Victorian socialite, Lady Filmer produced several albums consisting of watercolour scenes decorated with photomontages.[3] One of her works (from the so-called Filmer Album) depicts a drawing room, painted in watercolour, in which she has added photographic cut-outs from albumen silver prints. She positions herself next to a large figure of the Prince of Wales, with whom she was known to flirt.[4] Her albums and glue pot are set out on a large table beside her. Much smaller, Sir Edmund Filmer, her husband, is seated next to a pet dog. In 2010, the work was included in an exhibition at the Art Institute of Chicago, which traveled to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, titled "Playing With Pictures: The Art of Victorian Photocollage".[5]

References

1. "Lady Mary Georgiana Filmer", Luminous Lint. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
2. "CECIL, Mary Georgina Caroline". Retrieved 13 March 2013.
3. "Lady Filmer: Photomontage", Musée d'Orsay. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
4. Claudine Isé, "Review: Playing with Pictures/Art Institute of Chicago", Newcity Art. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
5. Roberta Smith, "The Pastime of Victorian Cutups", The New York Times, 4 February 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2013.

External links

• Examples of Mary Georgina Filmer's work from Luminous Lint