The first known matte painting shot was made in 1907 by Norman Dawn (ASC), who improvised the crumbling California Missions by painting them on glass for the movie "Missions of California".
Первое в истории применение Matte Painting отмечено в 1907 году, когда в ходе съёмок фильма «Калифорнийские Миссии» (The Missions of California) оператор Норман Доун (Norman O.