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Plaster mold with red rubber and red wax core. Written on mold is "Pterodactyl head I". Mold is bound together with wire.

Plaster mold with red rubber and red wax core. Written on mold is "Pterodactyl head". Mold is bound with wire.

Pterodactyl head made of plaster. There are some teeth missing. The piece is stained from the shellac sealer.

Plaster jaw section from Flying Pterodactyls. Some of the teets are missing and broken.

Plaster jaw section from Flying Pterodactyls. Some of the teeth are missing and broken.

Plaster mold with red wax and red rubber core. Written on mold is "Pterodactyl lower jaw I Fredericks". Mold is held together with wire.

Lower body section of Flying Pterodactyls. This section has "Lower Section" written on it in black. There is a black metal rod sticking out of the underside of the body to attach to the base.

Plaster mold with red rubber and red wax core. Written on mold is "Fredericks Pterodactyl lower jaw". Mold is bound with a metal wire.

Flying Pterodactyl, maquette, 1958
Metal, wood and plaster

These armatures and maquettes illustrate the common working practices of traditional figurative sculptors like Fredericks. He fashioned the armatures from flexible wire and sheet metal…

Plaster mother mold with inner rubber mold and wax core with "Pterodactyl" written on the surface. Mold is bound with two wires.