Dave Heath
- Introduction
- David Martin Heath (June 27, 1931 – June 27, 2016) was an American documentary, humanist and street photographer.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.
- Wikidata
- Q18422135
- Introduction
- Heath was raised in an orphanage and a series of foster homes in Philadelphia, and began taking photographs as a teenager. He was mostly self-taught. He moved to New York City in 1955, established his career there, and was exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art by the early 1960s. There have been two retrospective exhibitions of his work: one in 1981, in Ottowa Canada, and in 2015 in Philadelphia.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Roles
- Artist, Photographer
- Names
- Dave Heath, David Heath, David Martin Heath, David M. Heath
- Ulan
- 500059859
Exhibitions
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Dave Heath Philadelphia 1952
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Dave Heath Untitled 1953
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Dave Heath Foxhole, Korea 1953
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Dave Heath Washington Square, New York, Untitled 1959
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Dave Heath New York 1959
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Dave Heath Arnie and Sheila in 7 Arts Coffee Gallery, New York 1959
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Dave Heath Washington Square, New York 1960
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Dave Heath New York 1960
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Dave Heath Untitled 1960
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Dave Heath Washington Square, New York 1961
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Dave Heath Washington Square, New York 1961
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Dave Heath Brooklyn, New York 1962
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Dave Heath Margarita Perez 1963
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Dave Heath Erin 1963
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