Adrian Heath
(1920-1992), ArtistSitter in 6 portraits
Born in Burma, Heath studied art under Stanhope Forbes at Newlyn, Cornwall. In 1939 and 1945-47, he attended the Slade School of Fine Art, London. Heath was a central figure in the development of post-war avant-garde art in Britain and his contemporaries included Terry Frost, Victor Pasmore and Anthony Hill. His essay Abstract Art: Its Origins and Meaning was published in 1953. Heath taught at Bath Academy of Art (1955-76) and the University of Reading (1980-85) and was a senior fellow at the Glamorgan Institute of Higher Education (1977-80).
by Ida Kar
vintage bromide print, 1959
NPG x131083
by Ida Kar
vintage bromide print, 1959
NPG x131084
by Ida Kar
vintage bromide print, 1959
NPG x131085
by Bob Collins
modern bromide fibre print from original 35mm negative, 1971
NPG x128702
by Bob Collins
bromide fibre print, 1971
NPG x34124
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