Dave Heath

David Martin Heath (June 27, 1931 – June 27, 2016) was an American documentary, humanist and street photographer.[1][2]

Heath's books include A Dialogue with Solitude (1965). In 2015 a retrospective of his work was hosted by Philadelphia Museum of Art. His work is held in the collections of the J. Paul Getty Museum, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and Museum of Modern Art.

Life and work

Heath was born in Philadelphia.[3] He was inspired by Life magazine, most notably the article "Bad Boy's Story: An Unhappy Child Learns to Live at Peace with the World"[1] by Life photographer Ralph Crane in 1947, and the 1946 book Photography is a Language by John R. Whiting.[4] He was a mostly self-taught photographer.[5]

He was drafted in 1952 and served in Korea, taking many photographs there.[5][6]

On his return he attended Philadelphia Museum College, followed by Philadelphia College of Art during the 1954 to 1955 year and then moved to Chicago to study at the Chicago Institute of Design, in 1955 to 1956.[7]

In 1959 he attended The New School for Social Research in New York City, where he settled.[8] He emigrated to Toronto in 1970.[1]

Publications

Publications by Heath
  • A Dialogue with Solitude. Community; Horizon, 1965. With an introduction by Hugh Edwards and a "letter" by Robert Frank. Edition of 1400 copies.
    • Reprinted edition. Toronto: Lumiere, 2000. ISBN 978-0921542117.
  • Korea Photographs 1953-1954. Toronto: Lumiere, 2004. ISBN 978-0921542131.
  • David Heath's Art Show. Toronto: Anonymous, 2007. ISBN 9781427608260. Edition of 1300 copies.
  • Multitude, Solitude: The Photographs of Dave Heath. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2015. By Keith F. Davis. ISBN 978-0300208252. With contributions by Michael Torosian and a director's foreword by Julián Zugazagoitia.
  • Washington Square. Stanley/Barker, 2016. ISBN 978-0995555525.
  • Dialogues with Solitudes. Göttingen, Germany: Steidl; Paris: Le Bal, 2018. ISBN 978-3-95829-543-8.

Hand made artist books by Heath
  • 3. 1952.
  • No Dancing in the Streets. 1954.
  • Chicago. 1956.
  • In Search of Self: A Portfolio. 1956.

Publications with contributions by Heath
  • Ryerson: A Community of Photographers. Toronto: Ryerson Community, 1974.

Exhibitions

Solo exhibitions

Group exhibitions

Collections

Heath's work is held in the following permanent collections:

References
  1. "Dave Heath: A haunted genius behind the camera". Retrieved 2019-03-09 – via The Globe and Mail.
  2. Adams, Tim (9 September 2018). "The big picture: a street corner in civil rights-era Chicago". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-03-09 – via www.theguardian.com.
  3. "84-Year-Old Philly-Born Photographer, Dave Heath, Finally Gets His Due". Philadelphia. 15 September 2015. Retrieved 2019-03-09.
  4. Biography on Joseph Bellows Gallery website
  5. "Dave Heath, Photographer of Isolation, Dies at 85, by Richard B. Woodward, The New York Times, July 1, 2016
  6. Chandler, David. "Subscribe to read". Financial Times. Retrieved 2019-03-09. Cite uses generic title (help)
  7. "David Heath's portraits from 1950s Washington Square New York published for first time". British Journal of Photography. 15 November 2016. Retrieved 2019-03-09.
  8. Dave Heath in the RKD
  9. Woodward, Richard B. (28 September 2015). "'Multitude, Solitude: The Photographs of Dave Heath' Review". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2019-03-09 – via www.wsj.com.
  10. Multitude, Solitude: The Photographs of Dave Heath, September 19, 2015 - February 21, 2016, Philadelphia Museum of Art website
  11. "The Photographs of Dave Heath". Nelson Atkins. Retrieved 2019-03-09.
  12. O’Hagan, Sean (16 December 2019). "Top 10 photography shows of 2019". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-12-20 – via www.theguardian.com.
  13. "Dave Heath: Dialogues with Solitude". The Photographers' Gallery. 23 January 2019. Retrieved 2019-03-09.
  14. "Dave Heath (American, 1931 - 2016)". J. Paul Getty Museum. Retrieved 2019-03-09.
  15. "Search / All Results". www.metmuseum.org. Retrieved 2019-03-09.
  16. "Search the Collection". www.mfah.org. Retrieved 2019-03-09.
  17. "Dave Heath". Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved 2019-03-09.
  18. "Works of: Dave Heath". smartcollection.uchicago.edu. Retrieved 2019-03-09.
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