Bronze Sculptures

Segal started casting his plaster sculptures in bronze. He did this partially for aesthetics, but as well to give them longevity. Sometimes he would make the plaster cast cover them in bronze and paint them white again to look like the original plaster.

Bronze Sculptures

Creator : Segal, George, 1924-
Title : Rush hour
ARTstor : ARTSTOR_103_41822000497147
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Bronze Sculptures

Creator : George Segal (American sculptor, 1924-2000)
Title : "Second Room" of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial
Title : "Breadline," detail of figure group
Date : 1997
Repository : Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial, Washington, District Of Columbia, United States
ARTstor : AMCADIG_10312186614
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Bandages

Creator : George Segal, American, 1924-2000
Title : Portrait of Sidney Janis with Mondrian Painting
Date : 1967
Repository : The Museum of Modern Art
Repository : The Sidney and Harriet Janis Collection
ARTstor : AMOMA_10312310205
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Creator : George Segal
Title : The Butcher Shop
Date : 1965
ARTstor : LARRY_QUALLS_10310641889
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Plaster Bandages

Seagal was the first to use plaster bandages (like the ones used to make casts) to make sculpture. He would wrap parts of the model's body in the bandages, let them harden and remove them. Once he had all the pieces he would put them back together with more plaster. He would let them keep their rough texture and usually keep them one solid color. He started out leaving them white but later on began painting them bold monochromatic colors or casting them in bronze.