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George Segal (artist)
American painter and sculptor (1924–2000)
This article is about the sculptor and painter. For the actor, see George Segal.
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]
Works
Although Segal started his art career as a painter, his best known works are cast life-size figures and the tableaux the figures inhabited.
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In place of traditional casting techniques, Segal pioneered the use of plasterbandages (plaster-impregnated gauze strips designed for making orthopedic casts) as a sculptural medium. In this process, he first wrapped a model with bandages in sections, then removed the hardened forms and put them back together with more plaster to form a hollow shell.
These forms were not used as molds; the shell itself became the final sculpture, including the rough texture of the bandages. In
