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Plaster relief. Standing one foot on land and the other in water, the French Explorer, stands with left hand to the sky. He has a ship between his legs.

Plaster relief. Standing one foot on land and the other in water, the French Explorer, stands with left hand to the sky. He has a ship between his legs.

Plaster and rubber mold with plaster core for the French Explorer relief.

Plaster relief. Standing one foot on land and the other in water, the French Explorer, stands with left hand to the sky. He has a ship between his legs.

FRENCH EXPLORER, 1956
Plaster original

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall M. Fredericks
1991.085

A series of four reliefs: Old Man River-God, Old Man River-God alternative, French Explorer, and Cotton Pickers. These were created for a…

OLD MAN RIVER - RIVER GOD (Spirit of the Mississippi), 1956
Plaster original

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall M. Fredericks
1991.083

A series of four reliefs: Old Man River-River God, Old Man River-River God alternative, French Explorer, and…

One of a series of four reliefs created by Fredericks as part of a competition for a government building commission in Louisiana. The state’s rich heritage provided Fredericks’ with the themes for these reliefs: the Mississippi River, French…