Front view of plasteline model for "Wings of the Morning"

Front view of plasteline model for "Wings of the Morning"

Animal sculpture--20th century.
Artists' studios--United States.
Fredericks, Marshall M., 1908-1998

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 communicate the optimistic spiritual content of the sculpture.

Fredericks was inspired by Psalm 139:9-10:

"If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea; even there shall Thy hand lead me, and Thy right hand shall hold me."

These verses are inscribed on the pedestal of the bronze cast at Kirk in the Hills Presbyterian Church, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.

Marshall M. Fredericks Papers
Series V, Box 24 Folder 9

1996-05

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

V-24-09

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#3

Royal Oak (Mich.)

Black and white print

8" x 10"