The idea to create a memorial honoring Henry Ford took root in 1948 when the Dearborn, Michigan Chamber of Commerce conducted a poll of Dearborn residents and learned that most of the populace favored such…
Cast in bronze in 1955, this relief depicts a flock of seven foreshortened sheep staring straight ahead at the viewer. Two smaller sheep, possibly lambs, are included in the bottom right hand corner.…
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.…
Oil pencil on laid paper mounted on board
16" x 20"
The Victory Eagle on the facade of the Veterans Memorial Building in Detroit is 30 feet high and projects 4½ feet from the wall in high relief. Seven free-standing pylons were originally placed…
Showing one of the Wright brothers with the first motor-driven airplane. The final relief was revised to include other Ohio industries, ceramics and agriculture.…
Showing one of the Wright brothers with the first motor-driven airplane. The final relief was revised to include other Ohio industries, ceramics and agriculture.…