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Plasteline model for "Eastern Civilization" for the "Cleveland War Memorial: Fountain of Eternal Life"
In this full-scale model, Fredericks portrays Eastern culture with a god identified as Buddha. Leaning over his shoulder is the monkey god, Hanuman, who symbolizes loyalty, courage and strength.
In the center of the sculpture is the…
In the center of the sculpture is the…
Plasteline model for "Eaton War Memorial Eagle"
The Eaton Manufacturing Company in Cleveland, Ohio commissioned this memorial in honor of the employees who died in World War II. A marble wall inscribed with the names of those employees who gave their lives for their country holds the bronze…
Plasteline model for "Flying Gulls Fountain"
This delicately balanced sculpture is evidence of Fredericks' expertise in design and structural engineering. The openness and verticality of the composition are very dramatic.
The large gulls appear weightless, held in place only by a wing tip,…
The large gulls appear weightless, held in place only by a wing tip,…
Plasteline model for "Flying Wild Geese"
Atop a wooded hill overlooking a small pond in Detroit’s Elmwood Cemetery stands a memorial to the late attorney turned industrialist Alvan Macauley. Commissioned by his wife and son soon after his death in 1952, the sculpture reflects Macauley’s…
Plasteline model for "Hiawatha" for the University of Michigan Administration Building
Administration Building (now the Literature, Science and Arts Building) at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Thirty cast aluminum, seven limestone and two bronze reliefs decorate the façades of the building.
Plasteline model for "Horse and Antique Trains" for "The Romance of Transportation"
The 44-foot long relief mural was originally located at the Fort Street Union Depot in Detroit, Michigan. All three reliefs have since been relocated to the B. & O. Railroad Museum in Baltimore, Maryland.
When Fredericks first started designing…
When Fredericks first started designing…
Plasteline model for "Indian and Wild Swans"
This sculptural group of an Indian and four swans is located on the façade of the Milwaukee Public Museum.
Fredericks said of the design that the swans, “complement the simple surface (of the wall) with just the right dignified accent…(they…
Fredericks said of the design that the swans, “complement the simple surface (of the wall) with just the right dignified accent…(they…
Plasteline model for "Indian and Wild Swans" in Fredericks' studio
This sculptural group of an Indian and four swans is located on the façade of the Milwaukee Public Museum.
Fredericks said of the design that the swans, “complement the simple surface (of the wall) with just the right dignified accent…(they…
Fredericks said of the design that the swans, “complement the simple surface (of the wall) with just the right dignified accent…(they…
Plasteline model for "Indians of the Ohio River Valley" for the Ohio Union Building at Ohio State University
The full-scale plasteline model for one of six reliefs for the Ohio Union Building, Ohio State University, Columbus.
The Ohio Union reliefs won an Honorable Mention in Sculpture from the Architectural League of New York in 1955.
The Ohio Union reliefs won an Honorable Mention in Sculpture from the Architectural League of New York in 1955.
Plasteline model for "Industry and Other Employment Activities"
Fredericks designed these reliefs for the Ohio Bureau of Employment and Ohio Department of Transportation in Columbus, Ohio.
The architect of the building, Frederick H. Hobbs, Jr. described the project in this manner:
“The Director of…
The architect of the building, Frederick H. Hobbs, Jr. described the project in this manner:
“The Director of…