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Study for "The Spirit of Detroit"
Graphite on tracing paper
16.5" x 13.75"
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. Located in…
16.5" x 13.75"
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. Located in…
Sketches for 1939 National Products Competition
Graphite on paper
4.25" x 5"
Fredericks designed this series for a national products competition in 1939 in hopes that they would be placed on a government building in Washington DC, but the building was never built. The series consisted of 12…
4.25" x 5"
Fredericks designed this series for a national products competition in 1939 in hopes that they would be placed on a government building in Washington DC, but the building was never built. The series consisted of 12…
Sketch for Detroit Library proposal
Graphite on tracing paper
9" x 11.75"
Sketch for Detroit Public Library proposal. Possibly unrealized.
9" x 11.75"
Sketch for Detroit Public Library proposal. Possibly unrealized.
Sketch for "Henry Ford Memorial"
Graphite on typing paper
8.5" x 11"
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 a…
8.5" x 11"
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 a…
Sketch for Detroit Public Library proposal
Graphite and ink on tracing paper
11.75" x 9"
Sketch for Detroit Public Library proposal. Possibly unrealized.
11.75" x 9"
Sketch for Detroit Public Library proposal. Possibly unrealized.
Study for "The Spirit of Detroit"
Graphite on tracing paper
14.375" x 14.75"
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. Located…
14.375" x 14.75"
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. Located…
Sketches for "Steers," "Colt and Pigs," and "Sheep (The Guests Have Arrived)
Graphite on tracing paper
7.25" x 3"
Fredericks designed this series for a national products competition in 1939 in hopes that they would be placed on a government building in Washington DC, but the building was never built. The series consisted…
7.25" x 3"
Fredericks designed this series for a national products competition in 1939 in hopes that they would be placed on a government building in Washington DC, but the building was never built. The series consisted…
Sketches for 1939 National Products Competition
Graphite on paper
8.5" x 11.25"
Fredericks designed this series for a national products competition in 1939 in hopes that they would be placed on a government building in Washington DC, but the building was never built. The series consisted of 12…
8.5" x 11.25"
Fredericks designed this series for a national products competition in 1939 in hopes that they would be placed on a government building in Washington DC, but the building was never built. The series consisted of 12…
Study for "Sheep (The Guests Have Arrived)"
Graphite on tracing paper
10.25" x 10.25"
Cast in bronze in 1955, "Sheep (The Guests Have Arrived)" depicts a flock of seven foreshortened sheep staring straight ahead at the viewer. Two smaller sheep, possibly lambs, are included in the bottom…
10.25" x 10.25"
Cast in bronze in 1955, "Sheep (The Guests Have Arrived)" depicts a flock of seven foreshortened sheep staring straight ahead at the viewer. Two smaller sheep, possibly lambs, are included in the bottom…
Sketch for "Colt and Pigs"
Graphite on tracing paper
12.5" x 5.25"
Fredericks designed this series for a national products competition in 1939 in hopes that they would be placed on a government building in Washington DC, but the building was never built. The series…
12.5" x 5.25"
Fredericks designed this series for a national products competition in 1939 in hopes that they would be placed on a government building in Washington DC, but the building was never built. The series…