Moray Eel and Fish [Plaster]
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Title
Moray Eel and Fish [Plaster]
Subject
Animal sculpture--20th century
Description
Moray Eel and Fish, 1941
Plaster original
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall M. Fredericks
1991.049
While at Cranbrook, Fredericks designed and carved this sculpture to catch water for birds. It was reported that his mentor Carl Milles wrote a letter to George Gough Booth, the founder of the Cranbrook Educational Community that said, "If you don't purchase it for Cranbrook, the Metropolitan Museum will." A carving in green granite, it was placed on the steps of the Cranbrook Art Museum and remains there today.
It received Honorable Mention in Sculpture at the "Fifty-Second Annual Exhibition of American Paintings and Sculpture," Art Institute of Chicago, 1941.
Plaster original
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall M. Fredericks
1991.049
While at Cranbrook, Fredericks designed and carved this sculpture to catch water for birds. It was reported that his mentor Carl Milles wrote a letter to George Gough Booth, the founder of the Cranbrook Educational Community that said, "If you don't purchase it for Cranbrook, the Metropolitan Museum will." A carving in green granite, it was placed on the steps of the Cranbrook Art Museum and remains there today.
It received Honorable Mention in Sculpture at the "Fifty-Second Annual Exhibition of American Paintings and Sculpture," Art Institute of Chicago, 1941.
Creator
Fredericks, Marshall M., 1908-1998
Date
1941
Rights
Use of this image requires permission from the Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum
Type
Sculpture
Coverage
University Center (Mich.)
Sculpture Item Type Metadata
Physical Dimensions
15" x 18" x 28"
Materials
Plaster full-scale
Catalog Number
1991.049
Object Location
Main Exhibit Gallery
Provenance
1988 March, 24 Gift to Museum and SVSU Board of Control
Notes
Molly Barth copy:
The next plaster model is The Moray Eel and Fish--an eel with the dinner that he has just caught. This was carved in green granite for the side of the steps to the Art Museum at Cranbrook, where Fredericks taught for 9 1/2 years. You know that I don't care for moray eels, but I love the forms of this sculpture, the way the moray eel goes in and out. I love the designs of this sculptural form. Fredericks had done The Moray Eel and Fish while at Cranbrook, Carl Milles saw it and wrote a letter to Booth. He said, "If you don't purchase it for Cranbrook, the Metropolitan Museum will purchase it, I know." So, of course, Cranbrook purchased it. It is at the side of the steps to the entrance to the Art Museum.
The next plaster model is The Moray Eel and Fish--an eel with the dinner that he has just caught. This was carved in green granite for the side of the steps to the Art Museum at Cranbrook, where Fredericks taught for 9 1/2 years. You know that I don't care for moray eels, but I love the forms of this sculpture, the way the moray eel goes in and out. I love the designs of this sculptural form. Fredericks had done The Moray Eel and Fish while at Cranbrook, Carl Milles saw it and wrote a letter to Booth. He said, "If you don't purchase it for Cranbrook, the Metropolitan Museum will purchase it, I know." So, of course, Cranbrook purchased it. It is at the side of the steps to the entrance to the Art Museum.
Files
Citation
Fredericks, Marshall M., 1908-1998, “Moray Eel and Fish [Plaster],” Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum, accessed April 25, 2024, https://omeka.svsu.edu/items/show/5098.