Extempore

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First edition of Extempore by David Heath. First impression. Medium format hardback in fine condition. Signed and numbered 36/150 by Dave Heat below a tipped in portrait image. Abo ut Extempore presents Heath’s recollections of this period of development and discovery as an artist, amplified by a theoretical perspective that has informed his work for the last thirty years. Reflections upon his youth in Philadelphia, work in Chicago and artistic maturity in the New York art scene of the fifties, illuminate the photography that was to earn him two Guggenheim Fellowships. Derived from interviews conducted and edited by Michael Torosian, Extempore presents a dialogue with an important American photographer. Show more