George Segal

1. George Segal

2. His parents “My father arrived in 1922--he was one of six or seven brothers all of whom were killed by the Nazis except my father, who was the only one who was annoyed enough, irritated enough, by European nonsense to leave Europe and come to America. And his brothers and all the members of his family were killed by the Germans. So, growing up I was made well aware of Nazis and Nazi attitudes towards Jews, and was made well aware of Jewish problems. “ – George Segal

3. His mother and aunt George in grammar school (on right) He spent some time living with his aunt in order to go to Stuyvesant technical high school

4. Segal's cover for the Stuyvesant High School literary magazine

5. George and his wife Helen

6. Early Paintings Nude in Kitchen (1956) The Pillar of Salt (1958)

7. Woman on a Chicken Crate (1958) Provincetown Interior II (1956)

8. The lovers THE DINER1964-1966

9. The Motel Room  1967

10. Bus Riders, 1962 Girl Resting, 1970

11. Walker 1969 The Costume Party (1965-1972)

12. Open Door1974 Couple 1974

13. The Dancers 1971 and 1982 National Gallery of Art, Washington

14. 3 people on 4 benches 1979 • Beginning in the 1970s, many American artists whose works had previously been seen only in museums started moving outdoors. • Also a rise in demand for commissioned public works Holocaust Sculpture 1982

15. Gay Liberation 1980, Sheridan Square, New York City

16. For the San Francisco Holocaust memorial (1983)

17. Lovers on a Bed II Woman Sitting on a Bed 1993

18. Depression Bread Line 1999 Bus Passengers 1997

21. Resources: • http://www.segalfoundation.org/bio.shtml • http://www.pbs.org/georgesegal/monuments/monuments.html Pictures credited by hyperlink