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Sketch for "The Friendly Dragon"
Pencil and ink on steno pad paper
8.75" x 5.5"
“I did … a dragon; I called it The Friendly Dragon. The architect said he didn't think he would use it because he said the children would be frightened of a dragon. But children love dragons and…
8.75" x 5.5"
“I did … a dragon; I called it The Friendly Dragon. The architect said he didn't think he would use it because he said the children would be frightened of a dragon. But children love dragons and…
Sketch for "The Friendly Dragon"
Graphite on tracing paper
8.5" x 11"
“I did … a dragon; I called it The Friendly Dragon. The architect said he didn't think he would use it because he said the children would be frightened of a dragon. But children love dragons and it's not…
8.5" x 11"
“I did … a dragon; I called it The Friendly Dragon. The architect said he didn't think he would use it because he said the children would be frightened of a dragon. But children love dragons and it's not…
Unidentified sketches, possibly early concepts for the sculpture outside the Holden Museum of Living Reptiles at the Detroit Zoological Institute
Graphite on paper
5" x 8"
Unidentified sketches, possibly for "Flying Pterodactyls" and "The Friendly Dragon". Sketches may be early concepts for the sculpture outside the Holden Museum of Living Reptiles at the Detroit Zoological Institute.
5" x 8"
Unidentified sketches, possibly for "Flying Pterodactyls" and "The Friendly Dragon". Sketches may be early concepts for the sculpture outside the Holden Museum of Living Reptiles at the Detroit Zoological Institute.
Sketches of iguana
Graphite and ink on paper
4" x 6"
Sketches of iguana, possibly for "The Friendly Dragon". Sketches may be early concepts for the sculpture outside the Holden Museum of Living Reptiles at the Detroit Zoological Institute.
4" x 6"
Sketches of iguana, possibly for "The Friendly Dragon". Sketches may be early concepts for the sculpture outside the Holden Museum of Living Reptiles at the Detroit Zoological Institute.
Sketch of lizard
Ink on paper
4" x 6"
Sketch of lizard, possibly for "The Friendly Dragon" or "Japanese Goldfish, Lizard and Frog Fountain." Sketch may be early concept for the sculpture outside the Holden Museum of Living Reptiles at the Detroit Zoological…
4" x 6"
Sketch of lizard, possibly for "The Friendly Dragon" or "Japanese Goldfish, Lizard and Frog Fountain." Sketch may be early concept for the sculpture outside the Holden Museum of Living Reptiles at the Detroit Zoological…
Plaster model for "Mankind and Primates (The Family of Man)" in studio
The aluminum relief is located in the Holden Amphitheater and Great Ape House at the Detroit Zoological Institute.
Note: The building was replaced by a new primate center in the 1980s
Note: The building was replaced by a new primate center in the 1980s
"Mankind and Primates (The Family of Man)"
The aluminum relief is located in the Holden Amphitheater and Great Ape House at the Detroit Zoological Institute.
Note: The building was replaced by a new primate center in the 1980s
Note: The building was replaced by a new primate center in the 1980s
Aluminum "Mankind and Primates (The Family of Man)"
The aluminum relief is located in the Holden Amphitheater and Great Ape House at the Detroit Zoological Institute.
Note: The building was replaced by a new primate center in the 1980s
Note: The building was replaced by a new primate center in the 1980s
View of the interior of the Holden Amphitheater and Great Ape House at the Detroit Zoological Institute
Furniture for the great apes in the Holden Amphitheater and Great Ape House at the Detroit Zoological Institute.
Fredericks studied the orangutans, gibbons and chimpanzees at the zoo for months to determine their needs, selecting fiberglass and…
Fredericks studied the orangutans, gibbons and chimpanzees at the zoo for months to determine their needs, selecting fiberglass and…
A woman views the apes in the Great Ape House at the Detroit Zoological Institute
Furniture for the great apes in the Holden Amphitheater and Great Ape House at the Detroit Zoological Institute.
Fredericks studied the orangutans, gibbons and chimpanzees at the zoo for months to determine their needs, selecting fiberglass and…
Fredericks studied the orangutans, gibbons and chimpanzees at the zoo for months to determine their needs, selecting fiberglass and…