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Plasteline model for "The Friendly Dragon" with undefined features
“I did … a dragon; I called it The Friendly Dragon. The architect said he didn't think he would use it because he said the children would be frightened of a dragon. But children love dragons and it's not an ugly dragon, it's a friendly dragon…
Plasteline model for "The Lion and Mouse"
This sculpture illustrates the well known Aesop Fable of “The Lion and the Mouse.†Fredericks’ rendition depicts the end of the story in which the tiny mouse returns the king of the jungle’s kindness by saving him from a hunter’s…
Plasteline model for "The Petroleum Industry" for the Ford Rotunda
Plasteline model for one of the sixteen fiberglass polyester resin laminate reliefs for the Ford Rotunda, Dearborn, Michigan depicting industries related to the manufacture of automobiles.
The sixteen reliefs won the Gold Medal in Sculpture from…
The sixteen reliefs won the Gold Medal in Sculpture from…
Plasteline model for "The Steel Industry and River Freighters"
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 "The Steel Industry" for the Ford Rotunda
Plasteline model for one of the sixteen fiberglass polyester resin laminate reliefs for the Ford Rotunda, Dearborn, Michigan depicting industries related to the manufacture of automobiles.
The sixteen reliefs won the Gold Medal in Sculpture from…
The sixteen reliefs won the Gold Medal in Sculpture from…
Plasteline model for "Transportation by Man"
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…
Plasteline model for "Victory Eagle" (American Eagle)
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Fredericks stylized Victory Eagle in a very geometric and angular way for the exterior of the Federal Reserve Bank in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Although abstracted, the Victory Eagle appears to be landing on the surface of the pedestal. Moreover, it is…
Although abstracted, the Victory Eagle appears to be landing on the surface of the pedestal. Moreover, it is…
Plasteline model for "Wings of the Morning"
The flying swans represent the atmosphere of the unfolding morning. Fredericks often used swans in his sculptures to symbolize eternal life. The hand of God enfolds the spirit of man as he takes the wings of the morning. The upward flowing contours…
Plasteline model for female figure and a portion of the male figure for "Freedom of the Human Spirit"
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…
Plasteline model for full-scale "Acrobat" clown with shims in bowl in foreground
The plasteline model for "Acrobat†– one of the “Clowns†in Marshall Fredericks’ greenhouse studio.