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Rear view of the head and torso for the full-scale plaster model of "The Expanding Universe Fountain"
This fountain celebrates the nation's first exploration of outer space. According to Fredericks, the sculpture "represents this age of great interest, exploration and discovery in outer space...[and] the immensity, order and mystery of the…
Rear view of plasteline torso and head for "Acrobat" clowns
The plasteline model for "Acrobat†– one of the “Clowns†in Marshall Fredericks’ greenhouse studio.
Plaster torso and head from the quarter scale model of the "Cleveland War Memorial: Fountain of Eternal Life" after bronze casting at Bedi-Makky foundry
The Fountain, also known as the "Cleveland War Memorial", is composed of a large granite basin set with bronze plaques containing the names of men and women who gave their lives for their country. Located within the basin are four granite carvings…
Plaster model of "The Spirit of Detroit" and the plaster head of "The Spirit of Detroit" for the Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum
Mrs. Dorothy (Honey) Arbury studied with Fredericks when she attended Kingswood School at the Cranbrook Educational Community in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, in the 1930s. She met him through her uncle, Alden B. Dow, a prominent architect in Midland,…
Plaster male and female heads possibly for "Night and Day Fountain" in a crate
Mrs. Dorothy (Honey) Arbury studied with Fredericks when she attended Kingswood School at the Cranbrook Educational Community in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, in the 1930s. She met him through her uncle, Alden B. Dow, a prominent architect in Midland,…
Plaster head for "The Friendly Dragon"
“I did … a dragon; I called it The Friendly Dragon. The architect said he didn't think he would use it because he said the children would be frightened of a dragon. But children love dragons and it's not an ugly dragon, it's a friendly dragon…
Plaster head and torso for the full-scale model for "The Expanding Universe Fountain"
This fountain celebrates the nation's first exploration of outer space. According to Fredericks, the sculpture "represents this age of great interest, exploration and discovery in outer space...[and] the immensity, order and mystery of the…
Plaster head and torso for "Christ on the Cross"
Plaster model for "Christ on the Cross for Indian River Catholic Shrine, Indian River, Michigan.
Plasteline torso and head for "Acrobat" clown
The plasteline model for "Acrobat†– one of the “Clowns†in Marshall Fredericks’ greenhouse studio.
Plasteline model for the head for "Star Dream Fountain"
One of Fredericks' last public works, "Star Dream Fountain" is located in Barbara Hallman Plaza in Royal Oak, Michigan. The sculpture is based on a 1947 preliminary design for the "Cleveland War Memorial". This allegorical work symbolizes man's…