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Front view of full-scale bronze "Persephone" (Bacchante) in the Sculpture Garden on the grounds of the Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum
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,…
Front view of the plaster model for "Persephone" (Bacchante)
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In Greek mythology, Persephone was the goddess of spring. Following her abduction to the Underworld by Hades, Persephone’s mother Demeter attempted to rescue her. After discovering Persephone had eaten a pomegranate seed and was therefore unable…
Full-scale bronze "Persephone" (Bacchante) in the Sculpture Garden on the grounds of the Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum
-in-the-sculpture-garden-on-the-grounds-of-the-marshall-m-fredericks-sculpture-museum_a721268b44.jpg "Full-scale bronze Persephone (Bacchante) in the Sculpture Garden on the grounds of the Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum.tif")
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,…
Full-scale plaster model for "Holy Mother and Child" from "Saints and Sinners" in the Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum
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,…
Full-scale plaster model for "Persephone" (Bacchante) in the Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum
-in-the-marshall-m-fredericks-sculpture-museum_cd76f711ed.jpg "Full-scale plaster model for Persephone (Bacchante) in the Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum.tif")
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,…
Full-scale plaster model for "Sinner with Serpent" (Temptation) from "Saints and Sinners" in the Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum
-from-saints-and-sinners-in-the-marshall-m-fredericks-sculpture-museum_d8772c212f.jpg "Full-scale plaster model for Sinner with Serpent (Temptation) from Saints and Sinners in the Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum.tif")
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,…
Full-scale plaster model for "The Evil Influence" from "Saints and Sinners" in the Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum
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,…
Henry Scripps Booth poses with "Persephone" (Bacchante) in the Greek Theatre at Cranbrook
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In Greek mythology, Persephone was the goddess of spring. Following her abduction to the Underworld by Hades, Persephone’s mother Demeter attempted to rescue her. After discovering Persephone had eaten a pomegranate seed and was therefore unable…
One-third scale plaster model of "Freedom of the Human Spirit" in the Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum
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,…
Persephone, Bacchante [Bronze]
Persephone (Bacchante), 1932
Bronze, cast c. 1940
Gift of Rogers I. and Mary L. Marquis
1991.040
A bacchante is a female follower of Bacchus, the goddess of spring in Roman mythology. Bacchante are known for their gaiety, mad songs, and…
Bronze, cast c. 1940
Gift of Rogers I. and Mary L. Marquis
1991.040
A bacchante is a female follower of Bacchus, the goddess of spring in Roman mythology. Bacchante are known for their gaiety, mad songs, and…