These armatures and maquettes illustrate the common working practices of traditional figurative sculptors like Fredericks. He fashioned the armatures from flexible wire and sheet metal to support the…
Plaster bird for Swan and Ugly Duckling. The birds wings are posed as if in flight and its beak open slightly as if in song. Has Roman joint to connect to sculpture.
Plaster mold in three sections with black rubber mold inside. Written on the mold is "Ugly Duckling Fountain, Duckling" Old "22" yellow tag on mold. Mold is bound with plastic zip ties.
Small plaster mother mold with inner rubber mold and plaster core for Swan and Ugly Duckling. Plaster has "Ugly Duckling Song Bird " written on it. Mold is bound with plastic zip ties.
Plaster mold with brown rubber core and plaster filler for Swan and Ugly Duckling wing. Plaster has "Ugly Duckling " written on it. Some of the plaster has bronen away from the top of the wing.