George Segal

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

His mother and aunt

He spent some time living with his aunt in order to go to Stuyvesant technical high school

George in grammar school (on right)

Segal's cover for the Stuyvesant High School literary magazine

George and his wife Helen

Early Paintings

Nude in Kitchen (1956)

The Pillar of Salt (1958)

Provincetown Interior II (1956)

Woman on a Chicken Crate (1958)

The lovers

THE DINER1964-1966

The Motel Room  1967

Bus Riders, 1962Girl Resting, 1970

The Costume Party (1965-1972)

Walker 1969

Couple 1974

Open Door1974

The Dancers 1971 and 1982

National Gallery of Art, Washington

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

3 people on 4 benches

1979

Gay Liberation 1980, Sheridan Square, New York

City

For the San Francisco Holocaust memorial (1983)

Woman Sitting on a Bed 1993

Lovers on a Bed II

Bus Passengers 1997 Depression Bread Line 1999

Resources:

http://www.segalfoundation.org/bio.shtml http://www.pbs.org/georgesegal/monuments/

monuments.html

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