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. A Victorian socialite, Lady Filmer produced several albums consisting of watercolour scenes decorated with photomontages. 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.
Also recorded as Mary Georgiana Caroline Sandys · Hon. Mary Georgiana Caroline Sandys
Mary Georgina Filmer
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- Name
- Mary Georgina Filmer
- Birth Name
- Mary Georgina Caroline Cecil
- Born
- 4 April 1838
- Died
- 17 March 1903
- Place of death
- London, United Kingdom
- Field
- Photomontage
- Spouse
- Edmund Filmer
- Nationality
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Occupation
- photographer
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Lady Mary Georgina Filmer (née Cecil, 4 April 1838 – 17 March 1903) was an early proponent of the art of photographic collage. A Victorian socialite, Lady Filmer produced several albums consisting of watercolour scenes decorated with photomontages. 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.
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She positions herself next to a large figure of the Prince of Wales, with whom she was known to flirt. 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".
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• Name — Mary Georgina Filmer • Birth Name — Mary Georgina Caroline Cecil • Born — 4 April 1838 • Died — 17 March 1903 • Place of death — London, United Kingdom • Field — Photomontage • Spouse — Edmund Filmer • Illustration — Collage by Mary Georgina Filmer (mid-1860s)
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Identity and origins
The authorities additionally record the headings Mary Georgiana Caroline Sandys and Hon. Mary Georgiana Caroline Sandys. She was the child of Marcus Sandys, 3rd Baron Sandys and Louisa Blake. She married Sir Edmund Filmer, 9th Baronet.
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1838
Mary Georgina Filmer born.
1903
Mary Georgina Filmer died at London.
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Mary Georgina Filmer died at London.
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