Vintage 8x10 B&W glossy photograph signed in ballpoint ink "To Jim Wiggins with best regards George Segal Feb. 72." Very minor creases, otherwise, in excellent condition.(1924-2000) George Segal was an American painter and sculptor associated with the pop art movement. He was presented with the United States National Medal of Arts in 1999. Although Segal started his art career as a painter, his best-known works are cast life-size figures and the tableaux the figures inhabited. In place of traditional casting techniques, Segal pioneered the use of plaster bandages (plaster-impregnated gauze strips designed for making orthopedic casts) as a sculptural medium. In this process, he first wrapped a model with bandages in sections, then removed the hardened forms and put them back together with more plaster to form a hollow shell. These forms were not used as molds; the shell itself became the final sculpture, including the rough texture of the bandages. Initially, Segal kept the sculptures stark white, but a few years later he began painting them, usually in bright monochrome colors. Eventually, he started having the final forms cast in bronze, sometimes patinated white to resemble the original plaster.Segal's figures have minimal color and detail, which gives them a ghostly, melancholic appearance. In larger works, one or more figures are placed in anonymous, typically urban environments such as a street corner, bus, or diner. In contrast to the figures, the environments were built using found objects.This lot came from the Jim Wiggins collection we purchased in July 2022. Jim Wiggins accumulated the most unique and valuable autograph collection over a period of 70-plus years. He obtained his collection either in person or by writing to persons of fame and notoriety. Comes with a full Letter of Authenticity from Todd Mueller Authentics if the lot sells for $10 or more.