George Gough and Ellen Scripps Booth, [Cast Iron]
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Title
George Gough and Ellen Scripps Booth, [Cast Iron]
Subject
Figure sculpture, American--20th century
Description
This cast iron medallion features double profile portraits of George and Ellen Booth, founders of Cranbrook Educational Community in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. Fredericks taught ceramics and sculpture there from 1932 to 1943. Cast in iron, it displays surface deterioration from being displayed outdoors.
The "face" of the George and Ellen Booth Founders Medallion uses the same image and was minted in bronze in 1955.
The "face" of the George and Ellen Booth Founders Medallion uses the same image and was minted in bronze in 1955.
Creator
Fredericks, Marshall M., 1908-1998
Date
1950
Rights
Use of this image requires permission from the Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum
Type
Sculpture
Relief Sculpture
Relief Sculpture
Coverage
University Center (Mich.)
Sculpture Item Type Metadata
Physical Dimensions
16.25" dia
Materials
Cast Iron
Catalog Number
1999.235
Object Location
Storage Room B - O1
Provenance
12/14/1999 gifted to MFSM
Files
Citation
Fredericks, Marshall M., 1908-1998, “George Gough and Ellen Scripps Booth, [Cast Iron],” Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum, accessed April 19, 2024, https://omeka.svsu.edu/items/show/5515.