Early Collage Illustrations 1860s]

Paper and fabric collaging has been popular for centuries but not so with photo-collage. Until the 19th century as photography became more ubiquitious with various periodicals, collaging was left to cutting up drawings although quilting was more popular with folk artists. In the 1860s, collage of watercolor and albumen silver prints were available and used in illustrations during the Victorian age. The medium gained attention in the 1860s. It became more accepted in the art world during the dada and surreal movements of the 1930s and used as a form of illustration in books and magazines throughout the 20th century. In the 21st century, as digital imagery has become ubiquitous, cut and paste collage has become less common. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnCw3FSVJZs Below are examples of mixed medium collage and watercolour by Constance Jackville [1867] and Paul F Walter [1860s]

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