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BIOGRAFIE
George Segal wurde am 26. November 1924 in
New York als Sohn jüdischer Einwanderer aus Polen
geboren. Seine Eltern hatten eine Metzgerei in der
Bronx, zogen dann mit ihm nach New Brunswick,
New Jersey, wo sie eine Geflügelfarm übernahmen.
Der kleine George half den Eltern in seiner Kindheit
oft auf der Farm. Sein Interesse für Kunst begann sich
zu entwickeln.
Er wohnte eine Zeit lang bei seiner Tante in Brooklyn,
um die Stuyvesant High School weiter besuchen zu
können. Danach begann er – gegen den Widerstand
seiner Eltern – ein Studium an der Cooper
Union School of Art.
Während des zweiten Weltkrieges mußte er sein
Studium unterbrechen, um den Eltern auf der Farm
zu helfen, da sein älterer Bruder eingezogen worden
war. Nach dem Krieg studiert er an der Rutgers
University Psychologie, Philosophie, Literatur und
Malerei.
1946 heiratete er Helen Steinberg.
1947 schrieb er sich am Pratt Institute of Design ein,
wo er Lehramt studierte, er wechselte jedoch 1948
an die New York University und graduierte 1949 mit
dem Bachelor of Science. Während seiner Studienjahre
besuchte er unter anderem die Klasse des
Bildhauers Tony Smith und die Malereiklasse von
William Baziotes. Er frequentierte den ‘Club’, wo
sich de Kooning, Kline und andere Abstrakte
Expressionisten trafen, gehörte zur 10 th Street Szene
und behandelte expressionistische figurative Themen.
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BIOGRAPHY
George Segal was born on 26 November
1924 in New York to a Jewish couple who had
emigrated from Poland. His parents first ran a
butcher’s shop in the Bronx, but then moved to
New Brunswick, New Jersey, where they took
over a poultry farm. During his childhood,
young George often helped his parents with
farm work. He began to show interest in art.
He lived with his aunt in Brooklyn for a while to
be able to continue attending Stuyvesant High
School. He then began studying at the Cooper
Union School of Art – against his parents’
wishes.
During World War II, he had to interrupt his
studies in order to help his parents around the
farm, as his older brother had been drafted.
After the war, he attended Rutgers University,
where he studied psychology, literature,
philosophy and painting.
In 1946, he married Helen Steinberg.
In 1947 he enrolled at the Pratt Institute of Art,
but left it for New York University in 1948,
where he received his bachelor of science in
1949. During his studies, he took part in classes
of the sculptor Tony Smith and the painting
classes of William Baziotes. He frequented the
"Club", where de Kooning, Kline and other
Abstract Expressionists were meeting and joined
the 10 th Street scene, where he concentrated on
Expressionist figurative themes.