George Segal, Sculptor
"There is a strong connection in my mind between the image of Abraham and Isaac and the killings at Kent State" Segal explains. "It's an attempt to introduce difficult moral and ethical questions as to how older people should behave toward their children." Segal sees the May 4 incident as a "genuine tragedy in that both sides were well meaning, each convinced of its own point of view and unable to see the other's."
The plaster cast of this sculpture, which was originally commissioned by Cleveland's Mildred Andrews Foundation as a commemoration of the shootings. The finished bronze is now part of Princeton University's modern sculpture garden.
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