Vera Elkan
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Vera Elkan | |
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 Vera Elkan in 1951 | |
| Born | 1908 |
| Died | 2008 (aged 99–100) |
| Nationality | South African |
| Known for | Photography |
| Spouse | Henry Morley[1] |
Vera Elkan (1908–2008) was a South African photographer who is remembered for her images and film of the International Brigades in the Spanish Civil War.
Biography
Born in South Africa to German parents, Elkan trained as a photographer in Berlin in the 1930s and worked as a photographer in Germany and South Africa. While based in London, she received funding from the British campaign in support of the
Daily Worker and of the physician Norman Bethune.[2]
Elkan later worked as a portrait photographer in London but her studio was destroyed in the
war, together with the bulk of her work. After the war, she concentrated on family life.[1]
Exhibitions
- Vera Elkan's Spanish series has been exhibited at the
References
- ^ a b c d Hilary Roberts, "Vera Elkan", Luminous Lint. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
- ISBN 978-84-8306-702-4. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
- ^ Helen Mavin (ed.) War Correspondents (London: IWM press, 2023).
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