Lion and Monkey, [Bronze]
Dublin Core
Title
Lion and Monkey, [Bronze]
Subject
Animal sculpture--20th century
Description
Bronze model of a monkey sitting on a lions knee. The lions mane is made of flattened spheres. This is perhaps a model for the Eastland Shopping Center sculpture which became the Lion and the Mouse.
"The lion and the monkey was Marshall's first attempt and he did cast a maquette. But a dear scandinavian lady he knew due to his scandinavian work and who lived locally reminded him that there was a fable that the kids learned in school about the lion and the mouse. So he changed it and won the commission for the Eastland Mall project. She often visited the studio and would tell me this story."
Carl Fredericks from an email dated February 17, 2010
"The lion and the monkey was Marshall's first attempt and he did cast a maquette. But a dear scandinavian lady he knew due to his scandinavian work and who lived locally reminded him that there was a fable that the kids learned in school about the lion and the mouse. So he changed it and won the commission for the Eastland Mall project. She often visited the studio and would tell me this story."
Carl Fredericks from an email dated February 17, 2010
Creator
Fredericks, Marshall M., 1908-1998
Date
1957
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
11" l
Materials
Bronze
Catalog Number
2000.042
Object Location
Main Exhibit Gallery
Provenance
09/25/2000 gifted to MFSM
Files
Citation
Fredericks, Marshall M., 1908-1998, “Lion and Monkey, [Bronze],” Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum, accessed April 26, 2024, https://omeka.svsu.edu/items/show/5572.