Vera Conlon

Vera Marjorie Conlon (née Drake, 12 August 1906 - 23 January 1994) was a British archaeological photographer who is noted for her work at the UCL Institute of Archaeology and for publishing a textbook about photographic techniques for archaeologists.

Life

Conlon was born in Streatham, Surrey, as Vera Marjorie Drake and was later described as having a "strong cockney accent."^[1] She was known by the nickname "Connie".^[2]

Conlon was one of the early women employees at the UCL Institute of Archaeology in London.^[2] She worked as the Head of the Photography Department.^[3] She retired in 1971.^[2]

After retiring, she published Camera Techniques in Archaeology, a textbook for archaeologists, in 1973.^[4]^[5] The book adapted advice to the newest camera and darkroom equipment available to photographers.^[6] It became a notable work about the specific photographic techniques required for field archaeology^[7] and "showed a keen awareness of photography's own lineage in archaeology."^[6]

She died in 1994 in Swanage, Dorset.^[2]

References

^ Chapman, John (13 October 2021). A Life in Balkan Archaeology. Oxbow Books. p. 20. ISBN 978-1-78925-732-8.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Pye, Elizabeth (16 November 2015). "From the Archives: Women of the Early Institute". Archaeology International. 18 (1). doi:10.5334/ai.1817. ISSN 2048-4194.
^ Chapman, John (13 October 2021). A Life in Balkan Archaeology. Oxbow Books. p. 30. ISBN 978-1-78925-732-8.
^ Conlon, Vera M. (1973). Camera Techniques in Archaeology. J. Baker. ISBN 978-0-212-98422-0.
^ Howell, Carol L.; Blanc, Warren (1992). A Practical Guide to Archaeological Photography. Institute of Archaeology, University of California. p. 134. ISBN 978-0-917956-73-7.
^ ^a ^b Pasternak, Gil (13 August 2020). The Handbook of Photography Studies. Routledge. p. 201. ISBN 978-1-000-21307-2.
^ Woodhead, A. G. (2 January 1968). The Study of Greek Inscriptions. CUP Archive. p. 84.

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[1] Chapman, John (13 October 2021). A Life in Balkan Archaeology. Oxbow Books. p. 20. ISBN 978-1-78925-732-8.

[:0-2] Pye, Elizabeth (16 November 2015). "From the Archives: Women of the Early Institute". Archaeology International. 18 (1). doi:10.5334/ai.1817. ISSN 2048-4194.

[3] Chapman, John (13 October 2021). A Life in Balkan Archaeology. Oxbow Books. p. 30. ISBN 978-1-78925-732-8.

[4] Conlon, Vera M. (1973). Camera Techniques in Archaeology. J. Baker. ISBN 978-0-212-98422-0.

[5] Howell, Carol L.; Blanc, Warren (1992). A Practical Guide to Archaeological Photography. Institute of Archaeology, University of California. p. 134. ISBN 978-0-917956-73-7.

[:1-6] Pasternak, Gil (13 August 2020). The Handbook of Photography Studies. Routledge. p. 201. ISBN 978-1-000-21307-2.

[7] Woodhead, A. G. (2 January 1968). The Study of Greek Inscriptions. CUP Archive. p. 84.

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