1. George Segal

2. 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

3. 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

4. Artwork (painting) Earliest exhibited works were painting Paintings included human figures in an interior environment. Paintings were life size

5. Artwork (sculpture) experimented by making plaster cast of his body

6. Materials Plaster gauze vaseline

8. “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.”

9. “The artist however, insisted that the viewer might consider death while facing towards the monument and life while facing towards the Golden Gate.”