George Segal

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George Segal
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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

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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

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• Segal's cover for the Stuyvesant High School
  literary magazine

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George and his wife Helen
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Early Paintings
Nude in Kitchen (1956)
The Pillar of Salt (1958)
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Woman on a Chicken Crate (1958)
Provincetown Interior II (1956)
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The lovers
THE DINER1964-1966
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The Motel Room  1967
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Bus Riders, 1962
Girl Resting, 1970
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Walker 1969
The Costume Party (1965-1972)
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Open Door1974
Couple 1974
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The Dancers 1971 and 1982
National Gallery of Art, Washington
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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
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Gay Liberation 1980, Sheridan Square, New York
City
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For the San Francisco Holocaust memorial (1983)
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Lovers on a Bed II
Woman Sitting on a Bed 1993
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Depression Bread Line 1999
Bus Passengers 1997
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Resources

• http//www.segalfoundation.org/bio.shtml
• http//www.pbs.org/georgesegal/monuments/monuments
  .html

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