Featured Items
President Dwight D. Eisenhower smiles while speaking in front of "The Spirit of Detroit"
The erection of The Spirit of Detroit at the City-County Building (now Coleman A. Young Municipal Center) in 1958 marked the formal completion of the structure whose construction began in… ...more
Leaping Gazelle Fountain [Bronze]
Leaping Gazelle, 1936
Bronze
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall M. Fredericks
1991.015
This sculpture was the first commissioned work Marshall M. Fredericks was paid to do. In 1936… ...more
The Spirit of Detroit [Plaster]
The Spirit of Detroit, 1958
Quarter scale model
Plaster original
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall M. Fredericks
1991.004
Working from this model, Fredericks made the full-scale model… ...more
The Boy and Bear [Plaster]
The Boy and Bear, 1954
Plaster original
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall M. Fredericks
1991.006
Fredericks was one of six artists commissioned by the J.L. Hudson Company to design… ...more
Presentation drawing for "Cleveland War Memorial: Fountain of Eternal Life"
Gouache on board
35.25" x 22"
The Fountain, also known as the "Cleveland War Memorial", is composed of a large granite basin set with bronze plaques containing the names of men and women… ...more
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Featured Collection
Marshall M. Fredericks Archives Collection
The Marshall M. Fredericks Collection consists of 200 linear feet of materials, including:
Correspondence: (13 linear feet) including personal, foreign ministry, and general correspondence as well as special letters and card received by Fredericks
Project (Job) Files: (7 linear feet) including correspondence between Fredericks and both sculpture commissioning clients and vendors that helped to fabricate the pieces
Subject Files: (24 linear feet) document Fredericks’ civic interests such as Disabled Americans’ Denmark meeting (DIADEM), Rebild National Park, and Danish Consular work, as well as fraternal organizations and the Marshall M Fredericks Sculpture Museum
Financial (30 linear feet) document the day-to-day operations of…
Recent Items
Life drawing of Male Nude with Staff
Life drawing of Seated Nude, from Right Back
Male Portrait drawing
Life drawing of Female Reclining with Raised Torso
Portrait drawing Female Portrait, Upper Body
