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Bronze Indian and Wild Swans relief on the facade of the Milwaukee Public Museum.tif
This sculptural group of an Indian and four swans is located on the façade of the Milwaukee Public Museum.
Fredericks said of the design that the swans, “complement the simple surface (of the wall) with just the right dignified accent…(they…

Close-up of Indian and Wild Swans on the facade of the Milwaukee Public Museum.tif
This sculptural group of an Indian and four swans is located on the façade of the Milwaukee Public Museum.
Fredericks said of the design that the swans, “complement the simple surface (of the wall) with just the right dignified accent…(they…

Close-up of the plaster mold for Indian and Wild Swans.tif
This sculptural group of an Indian and four swans is located on the façade of the Milwaukee Public Museum.
Fredericks said of the design that the swans, “complement the simple surface (of the wall) with just the right dignified accent…(they…

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Mrs. Dorothy (Honey) Arbury studied with Fredericks when she attended Kingswood School at the Cranbrook Educational Community in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, in the 1930s. She met him through her uncle, Alden B. Dow, a prominent architect in Midland,…

Exterior of the Milwaukee Public Museum with Indian and Wild Swans.tif
This sculptural group of an Indian and four swans is located on the façade of the Milwaukee Public Museum.
Fredericks said of the design that the swans, “complement the simple surface (of the wall) with just the right dignified accent…(they…

Indian and Wild Swans - view from below2.tif
This sculptural group of an Indian and four swans is located on the façade of the Milwaukee Public Museum.
Fredericks said of the design that the swans, “complement the simple surface (of the wall) with just the right dignified accent…(they…

Facade of the Milwaukee Public Museum with Indian and Wild Swans.tif
This sculptural group of an Indian and four swans is located on the façade of the Milwaukee Public Museum.
Fredericks said of the design that the swans, “complement the simple surface (of the wall) with just the right dignified accent…(they…

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INDIAN AND WILD SWANS, 1964
Maquette

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall M. Fredericks
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This presentation model seen in the case was made in 1962, for the building committee of the Milwaukee Public Museum shows Fredericks' design for a…

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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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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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