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South Brunswick, New Jersey, U.S. Known for. Sculpture, pop art. Awards. Praemium Imperiale (1997) George Segal (November 26, 1924 – June 9, 2000) was an American painter and sculptor associated with the pop art movement. He was presented with the United States National Medal of Arts in 1999. [1]
- November 26, 1924, New York City, U.S.
- June 9, 2000 (aged 75), South Brunswick, New Jersey, U.S.
- Praemium Imperiale (1997)
George Segal was born in New York City on November 26, 1924 to Jewish immigrants from Poland. His father, who had come to America in 1922, would lose all his brothers at the hands of the Nazis. Segal's parents ran a kosher butcher shop in the Bronx, working long hours, and dreamt of a more prosperous life for their son.
- American
- November 26, 1924
- New York, New York
- June 9, 2000
George Segal (November 26, 1924 – June 9, 2000) was an American painter and sculptor associated with the Pop Art movement. He was presented with the United States National Medal of Arts in 1999. Although Segal started his art career as a painter, his best known works are cast life-size figures and the tableaux the figures inhabited.
- American
- November 26, 1924
- New York, United States
- June 9, 2000
George Segal (November 26, 1924 – June 9, 2000) was an American painter and sculptor associated with the pop art movement. He was presented with the United States National Medal of Arts in 1999. Wikidata
G.S.: In 1958 I had a combined sculpture and painting show. I had a history of painting life-size figures. I simply made three life-size figures out of wire, plaster and burlap, one sitting, one standing and one lying. They looked to me as if they had stepped out of my paintings. HG: Is there much visual connection between those three pieces ...
- Henry Geldzahler
Born in 1924 in New York City, George Segal moved to New Jersey with his family in 1940. After graduating from Pratt Institute he taught high school art, then operated a chicken farm until 1958 when he began to paint. In 1960 Segal shifted to sculpture and developed an unusual casting method of wrapping a person in plaster-soaked bandages ...
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Artist. George Segal. born New York City 1924-died South Brunswick, NJ 2000 Born New York, New York, United States ...
