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]
A Dialogue with Solitude. Mew York: Community; Horizon, 1965. With an introduction by
Hugh Edwards and a "letter" by
Robert Frank. Edition of 1400 copies.
Korea Photographs 1953–1954. Toronto: Lumiere, 2004.
ISBN978-0921542131.
David Heath's Art Show. Toronto: Anonymous, 2007.
ISBN9781427608260. Edition of 1300 copies.
Multitude, Solitude: The Photographs of Dave Heath. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2015. By
Keith F. Davis.
ISBN978-0300208252. With contributions by Michael Torosian and a director's foreword by Julián Zugazagoitia.
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]
A Dialogue with Solitude. Mew York: Community; Horizon, 1965. With an introduction by
Hugh Edwards and a "letter" by
Robert Frank. Edition of 1400 copies.
Korea Photographs 1953–1954. Toronto: Lumiere, 2004.
ISBN978-0921542131.
David Heath's Art Show. Toronto: Anonymous, 2007.
ISBN9781427608260. Edition of 1300 copies.
Multitude, Solitude: The Photographs of Dave Heath. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2015. By
Keith F. Davis.
ISBN978-0300208252. With contributions by Michael Torosian and a director's foreword by Julián Zugazagoitia.