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"The Family Protected by Healing Herbs" - plasteline model
Inspired by the verse, "The leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nation" (Revelation 22:2), the aluminum relief is located on the facade of William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, Michigan.
It was awarded the Gold Medal in Sculpture by…
It was awarded the Gold Medal in Sculpture by…
A poriton of the male plasteline model of the male figure for "Star Dream Fountain"
One of Fredericks' last public works, "Star Dream Fountain" is located in Barbara Hallman Plaza in Royal Oak, Michigan. The sculpture is based on a 1947 preliminary design for the "Cleveland War Memorial". This allegorical work symbolizes man's…
A portion of the plasteline model for "Acrobat" clown atop a station wagon
The plasteline model for "Acrobat" clown – one of the “Clowns†in outside Marshall Fredericks' Royal Oak, Michigan studio.
A portion of the plasteline model for "Acrobat" clown atop a station wagon
The plasteline model for "Acrobat†– one of the “Clowns†in Marshall Fredericks’ greenhouse studio.
A portion of the plasteline model for "Lord Byron" (The Poet)
According to MaryAnn Wilkinson, former curator of modern and contemporary art at The Detroit Institute of Arts, “His last monumental work, Lord Byron, designed in 1938, enlarged by the artist, and cast posthumously in 1998 for the Marshall…
A portion of the the plasteline model for "Acrobat" clown attached to a station wagon
The plasteline model for "Acrobat†– one of the “Clowns†outside Marshall Fredericks’ greenhouse studio.
Additional side view of the full scale plasteline model of "The Friendly Dragon" in Fredericks' greenhouse studio
“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 an ugly dragon, it's a friendly dragon…
Alternate front/side view of rough plasteline model of "Baboon Playing a Mandolin"
Full-scale plasteline model of "Baboon Playing a Mandolinâ€. A bronze casting of this work is in the children's garden, Community House, Birmingham, Michigan.
Alternate rear/side view of the plasteline model for "The Friendly Dragon"
“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 an ugly dragon, it's a friendly dragon…
Alternate side view of plasteline model for "Wings of the Morning"
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 wings of the morning. The upward flowing contours…