Paul Jasmin

Paul Jasmin (born April 1935) is an American artist based in Los Angeles, California. Jasmin was an illustrator, a painter, and an actor before finding photography. His commercial work has appeared in Vogue, Teen Vogue, GQ, Details, V Magazine, V Man, Vogue Hommes, W Magazine, and Interview. Jasmin has illustrated and photographed fashion campaigns for luxury brands, including Valentino, A.P.C, and he sits on the faculty of Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California.

Early career

In 1954 Jasmin left his hometown of Helena, MT to travel and pursue acting in Paris, Egypt, New York, Morocco and Los Angeles.[1] He appears as an actor in Riot in Juvenile Prison (1959), Midnight Cowboy (1969) and later, Adaptation (2002).[2] Together with actresses Virginia Gregg and Jeanette Nolan, Paul Jasmin provided the voice for Norman's mother in Alfred Hitchcock's classic Psycho (1960). The three voices were thoroughly mixed except for the last speech, which is all Gregg's.

After Jasmin's brief career as an actor the artist pursued painting and illustration.[3] From 1965–1975, Jasmin illustrated fashion campaigns for the luxury brand, Valentino.[4] He also illustrated the poster for the 1972 film Bijou, directed by Wakefield Poole.[5]

Photography

At the urging of friend and photographer Bruce Weber, Jasmin began photographing for commercial clients in the late 1970s. Jasmin has realized campaigns for brands including, A.P.C., SAKS, Nautica and Mr. Porter.[2][6] Jasmin is represented by WM Artist Management and Casa de Costa.[7]

Jasmin currently teaches photography at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California.[8]

Monographs
  • Hollywood Cowboy (Arena Editions, 2002)[9]
  • Lost Angeles (Steidl, 2008)[10]
  • California Dreaming (Steidl, 2011)[11]

References
  1. Paul Jasmin on IMDb
  2. Hamilton, William (December 2, 2004). "Portraitist of the Not-Yet Set". The New York Times. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
  3. "All That Jazz".
  4. "Valentino & Jasmin, 1970".
  5. Olson, Jenni (2004). The Queer Movie Poster Book. Chronicle Books. ISBN 978-0811842617.
  6. "72 Highlights". WM Artist Management. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
  7. http://www.casadecosta.com/#!paul-jasmin/cord
  8. "Asked and Answered Paul Jasmin".
  9. "Hollywood Cowboy". Amazon.com. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
  10. "Lost Angeles". Amazon.com. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
  11. "California Dreaming". Amazon.com. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
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