Artist Monograph

George Segal, American

American, 1924–2000

Medium Breakdown

Medium	Works at MoMA	Share
Etching	11	50%
Other Media	6	27.3%
Screenprint	2	9.1%
Sculpture	1	4.5%
Photography	1	4.5%
Acrylic Painting	1	4.5%

Department Distribution

Department	Works	Share
Drawings & Prints	19	86.4%
Painting & Sculpture	3	13.6%

Production by Decade

1960s

1970s

1980s

Classification Types

Print — 14
Drawing — 4
Sculpture — 3
Illustrated Book — 1

Physical Scale

Scale bracket	Works	Share
Small (< 30 cm)	2	13.3%
Medium (30–100 cm)	9	60%
Large (1–3 m)	4	26.7%

Range: 14.9 cm → 226.1 cm (largest side)

Acquisition Timeline

Year acquired	Works
1963	1
1965	1
1967	3
1968	1
1969	1
1974	1
1976	1
1982	2
1985	1
1987	1
1988	6
2001	3

Currently On View

"MoMA, Floor 4, 412" — 1

American Contemporaries

Catalogued Works

MoMA — 22 shown

Title	Date	Medium	Dimensions	Department	Credit line
The Bus Driver Sculpture Acc. 337.1963.a-u	1962	Plaster over cheesecloth; bus parts including coin box, steering wheel, driver's seat, railing, and dashboard, over wood and cinder blocks	Overall 7' 5" x 51 5/8" x 6' 4 3/4" (226 x 131 x 195 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Philip Johnson Fund
Untitled (plate 15) from The International Anthology of Contemporary Engraving: The International Avant-Garde, Volume 5: America Discovered (Anthologia internazionale dell'incisione contemporanea: L'Avanguardia internazionale: Volume 5: Scoperta dell'America) Illustrated Book Acc. 324.1967.15	1962, published 1964	Etching from an album of 16 etchings (one with aquatint, one with drypoint, one with pencil additions), three photogravures (two with etching), and one relief halftone	plate: 5 7/8 x 4 5/16" (14.9 x 11cm); page: 11 3/4 x 9 7/16" (29.8 x 24 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Peter Deitsch Gallery
Nude Drawing Acc. 1379.2001	1964	Pastel on colored paper	18 x 12" (45.7 x 30.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of David Teiger
Nude Drawing Acc. 1380.2001	1964	Pastel on colored paper	18 x 12" (45.7 x 30.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of David Teiger
Nude Drawing Acc. 1381.2001	1964	Pastel on colored paper	18 x 12" (45.7 x 30.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of David Teiger
Woman Brushing Her Hair from New York Ten Print Acc. 523.1965.9	1964, published 1965	Screenprint from a portfolio with seven screenprints, one etching, one lithograph, and one embossing	composition and sheet: 21 15/16 x 16 15/16" (55.8 x 43 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Law Foundation Fund
John Chamberlain Working Sculpture Acc. 136.1985	1965-67	Painted plaster and steel	69 1/2 x 53 1/2 x 54" (176.5 x 135.9 x 137.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Gift of Carroll Janis and Conrad Janis
Chicken from 7 Objects in a Box Print Acc. 29.1967.5	1966	Multiple of cast acrylic and fiberglass	overall (irreg.): 13 1/8 × 18 9/16 × 4 3/4" (33.3 × 47.1 × 12 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Lester Francis Avnet
Portrait of Sidney Janis with Mondrian Painting Sculpture Acc. 653.1967.a-b	1967	Plaster figure with Mondrian's "Composition," 1933, on an easel	figure 66" (167.6 cm) high; easel 67" (170 cm) high; overall, 69 7/8 x 56 1/4 x 27 1/4" (177.3 x 142.8 x 69.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	The Sidney and Harriet Janis Collection
Girl in a Chair from The Metropolitan Scene Print Acc. 1394.1968.5	1968	One from a portfolio of five screenprints on aluminum	composition and panel: 36 x 36" (91.4 x 91.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Aaron H. Esman, in honor of René d'Harnoncourt
Untitled Drawing Acc. 267.1969	1968	Pastel on paper	25 1/8 x 19" (64 x 48.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	L-B Foundation Fund
Untitled from The New York Collection for Stockholm Print Acc. 625.1973.24	1973	Phonograph record with screenprinted cover from a portfolio of seventeen screenprints, nine lithographs, two lithographs with screenprint, one photocopy, and one photograph	composition and sheet: 7 x 7" (17.8 x 17.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Steven M. Feinstein
Girl in Blue Jeans: Back View from the Blue Jean Series Print Acc. 681.1981	1975	Etching and aquatint	plate 26 1/2 x 21 15/16" (67.3 x 55.8 cm) sheet 38 15/16 x 27 3/4" (99 x 70.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Carroll Janis
Man in Solferino Shirt: Front View from the Blue Jean Series Print Acc. 682.1981	1975	Etching and aquatint	plate 29 3/8 x 20 1/8" (74.6 x 51.1 cm) sheet 38 7/8 x 27 7/8" (98.7 x 70.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Carroll Janis
Three Figures in Red Shirts: Two Front, One Back Print Acc. 565.1976	1975	Etching and aquatint	plate 38 5/8 x 77 15/16" (98.1 x 197.9 cm) sheet 45 x 85 5/8" (114.4 x 217.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	John B. Turner Fund
Two Figures: One Front, One Back from the Blue Jeans Series Print Acc. 190.1988	1975	Etching and aquatint	⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of James Niven
Helen I (Artist's wife) from the series Portraits Print Acc. 608.1987	1987	Aquatint, etching and drypoint	⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Carroll Janis
Helen II (Artist's wife) from the series Portraits Print Acc. 609.1987	1987	Aquatint, etching and drypoint	⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Carroll Janis
Helen III (Artist's wife) from the series Portraits Print Acc. 612.1987	1987	Aquatint, etching and drypoint	⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Carroll Janis
Menasha from the series Portraits Print Acc. 611.1987	1987	Aquatint, etching and drypoint	⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Carroll Janis
Rena (Artist's Daughter) from the series Portraits Print Acc. 610.1987	1987	Aquatint, etching and drypoint	⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Carroll Janis
Walter from the series Portraits Print Acc. 411.1987	1987	Aquatint, etching and drypoint	⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Lily Auchincloss Fund in honor of Joanne Stern