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George Segal

George Segal. “American Still Life”. A Man.

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George Segal

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  1. George Segal “American Still Life”

  2. A Man George Segal was born to a Jewish family of New York. During his attendance at Cooper Union Art School following high school, he moved to his family’s poultry farm in New Jersey. His work in New York dictated Segal to travel through terminals and subways, viewing every dark corner of the city. These experiences would later influence his artworks. Artistic Mediums include: -plaster sculptures and reliefs -painting -photography

  3. A Plan -George Segal is associated with the Pop Art Movement however Segal believed in the depiction of reality over the abstract popular during this time. -Segal used his friends and family as models for his plaster reliefs -Segal’s unique method of using the plaster shell of the mould for his sculptures allowed the gestures to remain while the model’s facial features could be altered. -Objects give the sculptures placement in the surrounding

  4. A Sculpture The Homeless 1989 Holocaust Memorial 1984 Chance Meeting 1989 Three People on Four Benches 1979 Depression Breadline 1991 Abraham and Issac 1978

  5. The Effect Gay Liberation Monument-Christopher Park http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHj4mozE3rg

  6. A Purpose “I deal primarily with mystery and in the presentation of mystery. If I cast someone in plaster, it is the mystery of a human being that is presented. If I put him next to an object, it also raises a question about the nature of that object.” George Segal - • George Segal’s sculptures displayed stories, history and common scenes people so often miss • Segal meant to display human emotions and the human condition sometimes displaying the forgotten, the unseen or outcasted

  7. A Lifetime November 16 1924; George Segal is born in New York City 1939; Segal family moved to New Jersey to run a chicken farm while George Segal stayed in New York to finish high school 1940; George Segal moved to New Jersey 1941-1949; Segal studied at several Universities such as Rutgers University or New York University 1946; George Segal married Helen Steinberg and bought a chicken farm 1949; Teaching Degree at Rutgers University 1949-1953; Segal taught art at high schools and Rutgers University-little artwork was produced during this period 1953; Segal re-entered the art-world 1961; Segal began using plaster as his sculpture medium 1985; Visual Arts Awards –Bronx Museum of the Arts 1992; International Lifetime Achievement Award for Sculpture, Washington DC. June 9 2000; George Segal passes away

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