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Dave Heath

Dave Heath

Artist

WA-00027539

PhotographyPhotography

Representation

None documented

5

Institutional Exhibitions

60

Works in Collection

77

Assets Indexed

0

Authority-backed Facts

0

Publications Referenced

90%

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Authority Records (3)

WikidataQ18422135 ULAN500059859

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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Mirrors and Windows: American Photography Since 1960

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1978

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Steichen Gallery Reinstallation

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1967

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Recent Acquisitions: Photography

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1965–1966

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Edward Steichen Photography Center

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1964

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30th Anniversary Special Installation - Towards the "New" Museum

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1959

Source Registry (1)

MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/2564
Tier 1 · Institutional92%

About

Why this artist matters now

Dave Heath was an American photographer who documented urban life and social conditions in the postwar United States. Working primarily in black and white, he created intimate, psychologically charged portraits and street photographs that conveyed isolation and human vulnerability. His work emerged from the humanist photography tradition of the mid-twentieth century, combining direct observation with a formal sensitivity to composition and light.

Source: Moma Bulk 2026 05 04 · Trust score: 92% · Updated 29d ago

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Institutional

Museum Collections

Rijksmuseum Cleveland Museum of Art Museum of Modern ArtNew York Art Institute of Chicago

Canonical record

Artworks (60)

Untitled

1973 · Gelatin silver print, from the portfolio "Dave Heath Portfolio '63 From "The Human Condition" a Guggenheim Fellowship Project"

Image/paper: 18.4 × 12.2 cm (7 1/4 × 4 13/16 in.); Mount: 34.3 × 27.9 cm (13 9/16 × 11 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

St. Louis, Missouri, March 1967

St. Louis, Missouri, March 1967

1967 · gelatin silver print on baryta paper

width: 202 cm, height: 127 cm

Cleveland, Ohio

Cleveland, Ohio

1966 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 13.8 × 20.5 cm (5 7/16 × 8 1/8 in.); Paper: 14.2 × 20.9 cm (5 5/8 × 8 1/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Howard Moody (Rev. Judson Church), Upstate New York

Howard Moody (Rev. Judson Church), Upstate New York

1965 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 21.9 × 14.8 cm (8 5/8 × 5 7/8 in.); Paper: 25.2 × 20.3 cm (9 15/16 × 8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

New York City

1965 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 16.6 × 24.6 cm (6 9/16 × 9 11/16 in.); Paper: 20.4 × 25.3 cm (8 1/16 × 10 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Hugh Edwards, Curator of Photography, The Chicago Art Institute

Hugh Edwards, Curator of Photography, The Chicago Art Institute

1964 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 19.4 × 13 cm (7 11/16 × 5 1/8 in.); Paper: 25.3 × 20.4 cm (10 × 8 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

San Diego

1964 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 19.3 × 13 cm (7 5/8 × 5 1/8 in.); Paper: 25.3 × 20.4 cm (10 × 8 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled

1963 · Gelatin silver print, from the portfolio "Dave Heath Portfolio '63 From "The Human Condition" a Guggenheim Fellowship Project"

Image/paper: 12.1 × 17.8 cm (4 13/16 × 7 1/16 in.); Mount: 34.2 × 29.2 cm (13 1/2 × 11 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled

1963 · Gelatin silver print, from the portfolio "Dave Heath Portfolio '63 From "The Human Condition" a Guggenheim Fellowship Project"

Image/paper: 13.3 × 20.1 cm (5 1/4 × 7 15/16 in.); Mount: 34.3 × 29.2 cm (13 9/16 × 11 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled

1963 · Gelatin silver print, from the portfolio "Dave Heath Portfolio '63 From "The Human Condition" a Guggenheim Fellowship Project"

Image/paper: 18.6 × 21.6 cm (7 3/8 × 8 9/16 in.); Mount: 34.3 × 29.2 cm (13 9/16 × 11 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled

1963 · Gelatin silver print, from the portfolio "Dave Heath Portfolio '63 From "The Human Condition" a Guggenheim Fellowship Project"

Image/paper: 18.6 × 21.7 cm (7 3/8 × 8 9/16 in.); Mount: 34.2 × 29.2 cm (13 1/2 × 11 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled

1963 · Gelatin silver print, from the portfolio "Dave Heath Portfolio '63 From "The Human Condition" a Guggenheim Fellowship Project" (text panel/frontispiece)

Text panel: 4.7 × 17.2 cm (1 7/8 × 6 13/16 in.); Mount: 34.3 × 29.2 cm (13 9/16 × 11 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled

1963 · Gelatin silver print, from the portfolio "Dave Heath Portfolio '63 From "The Human Condition" a Guggenheim Fellowship Project"

Image/paper: 11.4 × 16.9 cm (4 1/2 × 6 11/16 in.); Mount: 34.2 × 29.2 cm (13 1/2 × 11 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled

1963 · Gelatin silver print, from the portfolio "Dave Heath Portfolio '63 From "The Human Condition" a Guggenheim Fellowship Project"

Image/paper: 10.7 × 15.1 cm (4 1/4 × 6 in.); Mount: 34.3 × 29.2 cm (13 9/16 × 11 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled

1963 · Gelatin silver print, from the portfolio "Dave Heath Portfolio '63 From "The Human Condition" a Guggenheim Fellowship Project"

Image/paper: 16.6 × 12.9 cm (6 9/16 × 5 1/8 in.); Mount: 34.2 × 29.2 cm (13 1/2 × 11 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled

1963 · Gelatin silver print, from the portfolio "Dave Heath Portfolio '63 From "The Human Condition" a Guggenheim Fellowship Project"

Image/paper: 16.3 × 10.9 cm (6 7/16 × 4 5/16 in.); Mount: 34.2 × 29.3 cm (13 1/2 × 11 9/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled

1963 · Gelatin silver print, from the portfolio "Dave Heath Portfolio '63 From "The Human Condition" a Guggenheim Fellowship Project"

Image/paper: 8.5 × 13.1 cm (3 3/8 × 5 3/16 in.); Mount: 34.3 × 29.2 cm (13 9/16 × 11 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled

1963 · Gelatin silver print, from the portfolio "Dave Heath Portfolio '63 From "The Human Condition" a Guggenheim Fellowship Project"

Image/paper: 11.5 × 16.5 cm (4 9/16 × 6 1/2 in.); Mount: 34.3 × 29.2 cm (13 9/16 × 11 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled

1963 · Gelatin silver print, from the portfolio "Dave Heath Portfolio '63 From "The Human Condition" a Guggenheim Fellowship Project"

Image/paper: 16.3 × 11 cm (6 7/16 × 4 3/8 in.); Mount: 34.3 × 29.3 cm (13 9/16 × 11 9/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled

1963 · Gelatin silver print, from the portfolio "Dave Heath Portfolio '63 From "The Human Condition" a Guggenheim Fellowship Project"

Image/paper: 13.4 × 19.7 cm (5 5/16 × 7 13/16 in.); Mount: 34.2 × 29.2 cm (13 1/2 × 11 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled

1963 · Gelatin silver print, from the portfolio "Dave Heath Portfolio '63 From "The Human Condition" a Guggenheim Fellowship Project"

Image/paper: 18.6 × 21.6 cm (7 3/8 × 8 9/16 in.); Mount: 34.3 × 29.2 cm (13 9/16 × 11 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled

1963 · Gelatin silver print, from the portfolio "Dave Heath Portfolio '63 From "The Human Condition" a Guggenheim Fellowship Project"

Image/paper: 12.1 × 9.3 cm (4 13/16 × 3 11/16 in.); Mount: 34.2 × 29.3 cm (13 1/2 × 11 9/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled

1963 · Gelatin silver print, from the portfolio "Dave Heath Portfolio '63 From "The Human Condition" a Guggenheim Fellowship Project"

Image/paper: 18.4 × 14.1 cm (7 1/4 × 5 9/16 in.); Mount: 34.2 × 29.2 cm (13 1/2 × 11 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled

1963 · Gelatin silver print, from the portfolio "Dave Heath Portfolio '63 From "The Human Condition" a Guggenheim Fellowship Project"

Image/paper: 13.2 × 19.8 cm (5 1/4 × 7 13/16 in.); Mount: 34.2 × 29.2 cm (13 1/2 × 11 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Artwork sources (4)

60 published of 74 catalogued · 71 with image

Art Institute Chicago
44 published44 img
MoMA
14 publishedof 28 catalogued26 img
Rijksmuseum
1 published1 img
Cleveland Museum of Art
1 published

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 2)

2 entries · 1 sources

St. Louis, Missouri, March 1967
1967 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Frank Drobneck, Korea
1953 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

Record

Images

Artsy artist portrait

Artsy

Untitled (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

Relationships

5

Movements1

Collections4

Rijksmuseum Cleveland Museum of Art Museum of Modern Art Art Institute of Chicago

Institutional

Representation & Collections

In collection

Rijksmuseum

In collection

Cleveland Museum of Art

In collection

Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago