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Experience George Segal's life-sized sculptural work The Expulsion, the generous gift of the George and Helen Segal Foundation, showcased in its inaugural presentation as a Skirball acquisition. One of America's great contemporary sculptors and an acute observer of the human condition, Segal (1924–2000) explored only five biblical themes during his prolific fifty-year career. For his depiction of Adam and Eve expelled from the Garden of Eden, Segal created an environment that is both profoundly personal and deeply universal.

Featured alongside The Expulsion are revealing photographs by Donald Lokuta, who beginning in 1984 recorded Segal's creative process. Lokuta worked closely with Segal in the studio, even serving as a model from time to time. As Lokuta has written, "The photographs are a record of a personal journey, an adventure in art and creativity—a document of a life and a friendship."

Read about other current and upcoming exhibitions at the Skirball.

IMAGE CREDITS (top to bottom):

George Segal, The Expulsion (detail) 1986–1987. HUCSM 67.233. Allan Finkelman Studio. Courtesy of the Sidney Janis Gallery, New York. © The George and Helen Segal Foundation/Licensed by VAGA, New York.

George Segal with Model (Barbara Novak) (detail), 1992. Photograph © Donald Lokuta/ Licensed by VAGA, New York.

Casting George Segal for George Segal, Self-Portrait (detail), 1990. Photograph © Donald Lokuta/ Licensed by VAGA, New York.