Cloth, 128 pages, illustrations (some colour); 30 cm. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. OVERSIZE! Additional shipping charges may be requested for international & priority orders. Sculptor, Pop artist, and creator of Environments. *** "The one hundred and thirty-two illustrations in this volume convey the impact of Segal's works and chart his course as one of America's most influential sculptors. Segal gained fame in the days of Pop with his true-to-life plaster figures of lower-and middle-class Americans engaged in everyday activities. In pieces like The Red Light and Walk, Don't Walk, his glum waitresses, bored gas-station attendants and aimless pedestrians trapped in utilitarian environments have been mirrors held up to the face of postwar American life with its aridity and loneliness. The political undercurrent in Segal's works emerges forcefully in his Kent State: Abraham and Isaac and Gay Liberation. As the book makes clear, Segal has employed his groundbreaking techniques to explore more intimate themes as well. Embracing Couple and Nude on Redwood Chaise are tender celebrations of erotic love; Girl Drying Her Knee reveals a surprisingly classical grace and purity of line. These and many other works pictured attest to the many dimensions of an artist who has been called 'a poet of the mundane.'" - Publisher. Size: 4to.

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Title

George Segal

Publisher

Rizzoli, New York

Publication Date

1989

Language

English

ISBN 10

084781078X

ISBN 13

9780847810789

Binding

Hardcover

Edition

1st.

Condition

Near Fine

Dust Jacket Condition

Fine

Book Type

Collectible

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Examines the life and professional career of one of America's leading sculptors, documents twenty-eight years of Segal criticism, catalogs illuminating statements by the artist, and features more than four hundred illustrations of his work.

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