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Various plaster models of sculptures 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,…
Upper half of the central figure 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…
Two young girls admire "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…
Two workers install scaffolding at the State Department Building
Fredericks, the sculpture "represents this age of great interest, exploration and discovery in outer space...[and] the immensity, order and mystery of the universe.â€
The monumental central figure suggests a superhuman mythological being. Seated…
The monumental central figure suggests a superhuman mythological being. Seated…
Two men working in the basin 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…
The Saturn planets made by Jeff Booth for "The Expanding Universe Fountain"
“The Expanding Universe 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…
The interior of Marshall Fredericks' Royal Oak studio with various plaster models and reliefs
Located on the northwest corner of Normandy and Woodward Avenue in Royal Oak, Michigan, the building served as Fredericks' studio for over 50 years.
The full-scale plaster 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…
The Expanding Universe [Plaster]
The Expanding Universe, 1964
(Man and the Expanding Universe)
Quarter scale model
Plaster original
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall M. Fredericks
1991.008
This is the quarter-scale model for The Expanding Universe (Man and the Expanding…
(Man and the Expanding Universe)
Quarter scale model
Plaster original
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall M. Fredericks
1991.008
This is the quarter-scale model for The Expanding Universe (Man and the Expanding…
The central figure 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…