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1924 La Grande Riviere du Nord, Haiti - 2005. Known for: Surreal, tropical landscape, figures, animal, anthropomorphic painting, sculpture.
Jasmin Joseph, born 23 Nov 1924 in Grande River du Nord, was working in a brick factory and sculpting in clay when his work was noticed by American sculptor Jason Seley who was teaching sculpture at... Read full biography
Jasmin Joseph, born 23 Nov 1924 in Grande River du Nord, was working in a brick factory and sculpting in clay when his work was noticed by American sculptor Jason Seley who was teaching sculpture at the Centre d'Art. Encouraged by Seley, he joined the Centre d'Art in 1948 where he practiced... Read full biography
Jasmin Joseph, born 23 Nov 1924 in Grande River du Nord, was working in a brick factory and sculpting in clay when his work was noticed by American sculptor Jason Seley who was teaching sculpture at the Centre d'Art. Encouraged by Seley, he joined the Centre d'Art in 1948 where he practiced sculpture and took up painting as well. In the early 1950s he contributed to a mural depicting The Stations of the Cross and created a choir screen of open-sculpted terra cotta for the Episcopal Cathedral of... Read full biography
Jasmin Joseph, born 23 Nov 1924 in Grande River du Nord, was working in a brick factory and sculpting in clay when his work was noticed by American sculptor Jason Seley who was teaching sculpture at the Centre d'Art. Encouraged by Seley, he joined the Centre d'Art in 1948 where he practiced sculpture and took up painting as well. In the early 1950s he contributed to a mural depicting The Stations of the Cross and created a choir screen of open-sculpted terra cotta for the Episcopal Cathedral of Ste. Trinité. [Both were destroyed in the earthquake of January 2010.] He abandoned sculpture after finding that unauthorized molds had been made of some of his terracotta work and copies were being sold to profit the thief. He painted exclusively... Read full biography
Jasmin Joseph, born 23 Nov 1924 in Grande River du Nord, was working in a brick factory and sculpting in clay when his work was noticed by American sculptor Jason Seley who was teaching sculpture at the Centre d'Art. Encouraged by Seley, he joined the Centre d'Art in 1948 where he practiced sculpture and took up painting as well. In the early 1950s he contributed to a mural depicting The Stations of the Cross and created a choir screen of open-sculpted terra cotta for the Episcopal Cathedral of Ste. Trinité. [Both were destroyed in the earthquake of January 2010.] He abandoned sculpture after finding that unauthorized molds had been made of some of his terracotta work and copies were being sold to profit the thief. He painted exclusively after that. His work is included in the permanent collections of the Musée d'Art Haitien du College Saint Pierre in Port-au-Prince,... Read full biography
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Art Method
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
Art Media
- •Acrylic Paint
- •Clay, Earthenware Vessels
- •Oil Paint
- •Terracotta, Terra Cotta
Art Subject
- •Religion, Mysticism, Spirituality