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Wings of the Morning, 1975
broach
Silver

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall M. Fredericks
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Ugly Duckling, armature, 1960
Metal and wood

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 theā€¦

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Plaster head of swan for Indian and Wild Swan. There is no neck attached to this, just the head.

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Neck mold from Indian and Wild Swan. The two mold halves are bound with wire. "Swan Neck" is written on the mold in red.

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Swan neck for Indian and Wild Swan. The two mold halves are tied together with twine. "Swan Neck" is written in red on the mold.

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Swan neck section for Indian and Wild Swan. The mold is in two halves bound together with wire. "Swan Neck" is written on red on the outside of the mold.

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Three piece plaster mould, inner surface shellacked, outside reinforced with iron rod and burlap. "Swan Head" written in red on mold. The mold is held together with plastic zip ties.

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Wing mold section for Indian and Wild Swans. The yellowish discoloring is from shellac used to seal the plaster. Included with the wing mold are the mold rims.

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Three piece mold for for a proper left wing. There are 2 thin rims along the edges of the wing. The yellowish discoloring is from shellac used to seal the plaster.

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This section is of the top of the tail. The yellowish discoloring is from shellac used to seal the plaster.
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