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George Segal
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Who Is He? Born: November 26, 1942 New York City Died: June 9, 2000 New Brunswick, New Jersey Nationality: American Known for: sculpture, pop art
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Education Stuyvesant High School Took art classes at Cooper Union (1941-1942) Studied literature, psychology, history, and philosophy at Rutgers university (1942-1946) Received B.S degree in art education
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Artwork (painting) Earliest exhibited works were painting Paintings included human figures in an interior environment. Paintings were life size
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Artwork (sculpture) experimented by making plaster cast of his body
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Materials Plaster gauze vaseline
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“Segal's ensemble of bodies is not random. One can find a "Christ- like" figure in the assemblage, reflecting on the Jewishness of Jesus, as well as a woman holding an apple, a reflection on the idea of original sin and the biblical connection between Jews and Christians, and raising the question of this relationship during the Holocaust.”
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“The artist however, insisted that the viewer might consider death while facing towards the monument and life while facing towards the Golden Gate.”
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