Browse Items (27 total)

Graphite on steno pad paper
6" x 9"

Possibly unrealized.

Pencil on yellow drawing paper
5.5" x 8.5"

Sketch for "Baboon and Sitting Friend".

Ink on envelope
4.25" x 9.5"

Sketch of metal and glass clown for unidentified project, possibly unrealized.

Graphite on paper
3" x 5"

Sketch for Holy Ghost Fathers Mission Seminary in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Verso includes unidentified female figure drawing.

Graphite and ink on paper
3.5" x 6"

Sketches of various unidentified medallions, including Cadillac and Pontiac, Women's Club Exhibition and St. Dunstan's Theatre Guild.

Possibly unrealized.

Ink on paper
4" x 6"

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 proposal. The…

Graphite on board
8" x 6.5"

Unidentified sketch of knight, possibly for "Warrior Saint" or "Young Knight".

Graphite on perforated sketchbook paper
8.75" x 11.75"

The flying swans represent the atmosphere of the unfolding morning. Fredericks often used swans in his sculptures to symbolize eternal life. The hand of God enfolds the spirit of man as he…

Graphite and ink on typing paper
8.5" x 11"

The flying swans represent the atmosphere of the unfolding morning. Fredericks often used swans in his sculptures to symbolize eternal life. The hand of God enfolds the spirit of man as he takes the…

Graphite on paper
5" x 8"

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 front of a…