Plaster model for "The Family (Farm Animals)"

Plaster model for "The Family (Farm Animals)"

Animal sculpture--20th century.
Artists' studios--United States.
Fredericks, Marshall M., 1908-1998
Public Works of Art Project (United States)

Fredericks received this commission as a result of an honorable mention in the Section of Fine Arts World's Fair Competition. Completed under the Section of Fine Arts Public Buildings Administration Federal Works Agency, the finished terracotta relief originally hung over the Postmaster's door in Sandwich, Illinois.

A mare and colt dominate the center portion of the relief. Balancing on either side are a ewe with two lambs and a sow with one of her pudgy shoats. Each of the animals expresses a vitality that suggests the active life and abounding health of the locality.

Marshall M. Fredericks Papers
Series V, Box 10 Folder 11

Use of this image requires permission from the Marshall M. Fredericks Archives.

V-10-11

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Image

Royal Oak (Mich.)

Color print

3.5" x 5"