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Rear view of small-scale bronze of "The Spirit of Detroit" with signature
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 1951. Located in front of a white marble wall at the entrance…
Rear view of "The Friendly Frog" at Genesee Valley Plaza
Fredericks designed this large friendly appearing frog as a children’s slide. The original cast of this sculpture was located at the Hudson wing of the Genesee Valley Shopping Center in Flint, Michigan for 16 years where children did use it as a…
Rear view of "Freedom of the Human Spirit" with Unisphere in background
The businessmen backers of the 1964-65 New York World’s Fair aspired to produce an economic boom for the city that would rival the hugely successful New York World’s Fair of 1939-40 that brought more than 44 million visitors to the city. Many of…
Rear view of "Freedom of the Human Spirit" during its restoration with partially applied patina
The businessmen backers of the 1964-65 New York World’s Fair aspired to produce an economic boom for the city that would rival the hugely successful New York World’s Fair of 1939-40 that brought more than 44 million visitors to the city. Many of…
Quarter scale plaster model of "Henry Ford"
The Ford Empire relief was located in the Ford Auditorium constructed on the Detroit riverfront as the new home of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra during 1955-1956. Perhaps the most notable feature of the building's interior was the expansive,…
Profile view of Charles S. Mott
Reference photograph used by Marshall M. Fredericks for the "Charles S. Mott Medal," one of the three "General Motors Cancer Research Foundation Medals".
The awards recognize basic and clinical scientists throughout the world who have been…
The awards recognize basic and clinical scientists throughout the world who have been…
Presentation to the President
Detroit, Sept 23 -- A PRESENTATION TO THE PRESIDENT -- President Nixon is presented a small replica of the "Spirit of Detroit" [sic] by Detroit's mayor Roman Gribbs, as the president arrived in Detroit late Thursday to address the Economic Club. The…
Plaster small-scale model for "Black Elk: Homage to the Great Spirit" - rear view
Plaster small-scale model, 15 3/4 inches. Originally created to support the Tower of the Four Winds, Black Elk Neihardt Park, Blair, Nebraska. The Peace Pipe points from the Heart of Man to the Heart of God. Black Elk prays through tears, "Oh, make…
Plaster models of "Sun Worshipper" and "The Friendly Dragon" with photographs of Fredericks' work and bronze "Don Quixote" in "The Sculpture of Marshall Fredericks: A Tribute" at the Cranbrook Art Museum
"The Sculpture of Marshall Fredericks: A Tribute" at the Cranbrook Art Museum in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan - November 16, 1994-January 29, 1995.
Plaster models for sculptures in Marshall Fredericks' Royal Oak studio
Located on the northwest corner of Normandy and Woodward Avenue in Royal Oak, Michigan, the building served as Fredericks' studio for over 50 years.