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The Spirit of Detroit [Plaster]
The Spirit of Detroit, 1958
Quarter scale model
Plaster original
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall M. Fredericks
1991.004
Working from this model, Fredericks made the full-scale model for the sixteen-foot tall figure at the entrance to the…
Quarter scale model
Plaster original
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall M. Fredericks
1991.004
Working from this model, Fredericks made the full-scale model for the sixteen-foot tall figure at the entrance to the…
The President of Finland Dr. Urho K. Kekkonen receives "The Spirit of Detroit"
Description
The erection of The Spirit of Detroit at the City-County Building (now Coleman A. Young Municipal Center) in 1958 marked the formal completion of the structure whose construction began in 1951. Located in front of a white marble wall at…
The erection of The Spirit of Detroit at the City-County Building (now Coleman A. Young Municipal Center) in 1958 marked the formal completion of the structure whose construction began in 1951. Located in front of a white marble wall at…
The plaque for "The Spirit of Detroit" is unveiled
The erection of The Spirit of Detroit at the City-County Building (now Coleman A. Young Municipal Center) in 1958 marked the formal completion of the structure whose construction began in 1951. Located in front of a white marble wall at the entrance…
The night 2 statues gave Detroiters a reason to smile
One night in the Spring of 1965, local pranksters used latex paint and wood and foam-rubber cutouts to create giant green footprints leading from The Spirit of Detroit to Step of the Dance, a nude female sculpture by Italian sculptor Giacomo Manzu,…
The Head of The Spirit of Detroit [Plaster]
The head of The Spirit of Detroit, 1958
Plaster original
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall M. Fredericks
1991.035
This is the only surviving portion of the full-scale plaster original model for The Spirit of Detroit, a sixteen-foot tall bronze…
Plaster original
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall M. Fredericks
1991.035
This is the only surviving portion of the full-scale plaster original model for The Spirit of Detroit, a sixteen-foot tall bronze…
The green patina is applied to "The Spirit of Detroit"
in Oslo, Norway
The erection of The Spirit of Detroit at the City-County Building (now Coleman A. Young Municipal Center) in 1958 marked the formal completion of the structure whose construction began in 1951. Located in front of a white marble wall at the entrance…
The crowd watches the installation of "The Spirit of Detroit"
The erection of The Spirit of Detroit at the City-County Building (now Coleman A. Young Municipal Center) in 1958 marked the formal completion of the structure whose construction began in 1951. Located in front of a white marble wall at the entrance…
The bronze legs for "The Spirit of Detroit" at the foundry
The erection of The Spirit of Detroit at the City-County Building (now Coleman A. Young Municipal Center) in 1958 marked the formal completion of the structure whose construction began in 1951. Located in front of a white marble wall at the entrance…
Study for "The Spirit of Detroit"
Graphite on tracing paper
11" x 14"
The erection of The Spirit of Detroit at the City-County Building (now Coleman A. Young Municipal Center) in 1958 marked the formal completion of the structure whose construction began in 1951. Located in front…
11" x 14"
The erection of The Spirit of Detroit at the City-County Building (now Coleman A. Young Municipal Center) in 1958 marked the formal completion of the structure whose construction began in 1951. Located in front…
Study for "The Spirit of Detroit"
Graphite on tracing paper
11' x 14"
The erection of The Spirit of Detroit at the City-County Building (now Coleman A. Young Municipal Center) in 1958 marked the formal completion of the structure whose construction began in 1951. Located in front…
11' x 14"
The erection of The Spirit of Detroit at the City-County Building (now Coleman A. Young Municipal Center) in 1958 marked the formal completion of the structure whose construction began in 1951. Located in front…