Girl on a Chair
Girl on a Chair

© 1970 George Segal

Girl on a Chair
Girl on a Chair

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Girl on a Chair,

1970

George Segal, 1924–2000; born New York, NY; died South Brunswick, NJ; active South Brunswick
Published by Editions Alecto
y1978-48
In 1961 one of Segal’s students introduced him to a product that would radically change his working method: Johnson and Johnson medical bandages. Using orthopedic bandages dipped in plaster, Segal was able to create direct casts of his friends and family, whom he employed as his living models and posed in relaxed postures and everyday settings. Thus, in both their material and subject, Segal’s works eschew the traditional ideals of beauty and classical referents in sculpture, instead offering an empathetic and relatable vision of the human form.

Information

Title
Girl on a Chair
Dates

1970

Maker
George Segal
Published by Editions Alecto
Medium
Plaster, wood, and paint
Dimensions
91.0 x 61.0 x 30.0 cm. (35 13/16 x 24 x 11 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Richard Roth
Object Number
y1978-48
Inscription
Signed and numbered, bottom right: G Segal/121/150; Editions Alecto monogram, bottom right
Culture
American
Type
sculpture
Materials
wood, plaster, paint
Subject
chairs, girls, plaster, paint, wood

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