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John Kasmin

John Kasmin, English art dealer

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Born
September 24, 1934
Age in 2026
92
Zodiac sign
Libra
Birth year
1934

About John Kasmin

John Kasmin is a British art dealer and collector, also known as "Kas". In 1960, he met David Hockney who, when Kasmin set up his own gallery in 1963, became one of his first artists. (Kasmin appears, as himself, in the 1974 Hockney biopic, A Bigger Splash). Kasmin Limited records, ca. 1960-1977, finding aid, Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles. Accession No. 2001.M.1 Knoedler Kasmin Limited records, 1959-2007, finding aid, Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles.

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John Kasmin timeline

  1. In 1960, he met David Hockney who, when Kasmin set up his own gallery in 1963, became one of his first artists. (Kasmin appears, as himself, in the 1974 Hockney biopic, A Bigger Splash).
  2. Kasmin Limited records, ca. 1960-1977, finding aid, Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles.
  3. Accession No. 2001.M.1 Knoedler Kasmin Limited records, 1959-2007, finding aid, Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles.

The world when John Kasmin was born

John Kasmin was born in 1934. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1934

  • #1 song"Stars Fell on Alabama"
  • Top movieIt Happened One Night
  • Best-selling bookTender Is the Night – F. Scott Fitzgerald

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst Masters Tournament held at Augusta National
  • Top headlineFBI kills John Dillinger outside a Chicago theater
  • Technology milestoneFirst streamlined passenger train (Burlington Zephyr)
  • Defining fadShirley Temple mania
  • Notable inventionLaundromat
  • World population2.20 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderFranklin D. Roosevelt
  • Sports championSt. Louis Cardinals (World Series)
  • U.S. population126.4M

1934 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in John Kasmin's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19342026
Gas$0.19$3.45/gal
Average home$4,900$435,000
Average income$2,500$67,500
Minimum wage$0.25$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.20$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population126.4M341 million

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