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Freedom of the Human Spirit, 1964
Plaster and fiberglass

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall M. Fredericks
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The Freedom of the Human Spirit was originally sculpted for the 1964 World's Fair in New York City. It stood in the Court of …

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Nordic Swan and the Ugly Duckling:
Hans Christian Andersen Fountain
(The Swan and the Ugly Duckling), 1962
Bronze, cast c. 1987

In Grateful Memory of Arnold Butterworth
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This sculpture represents Fredericks' interpretation of Hans…

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Sir Winston Churchill Memorial, 1967
Plaster original

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall M. Fredericks
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This portrait head of Sir Winston Churchill, (1874-1965) is four times the size of life in heroic-scale. Compared with the idealized…

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Persephone (Bacchante), 1972
Plaster original

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall M. Fredericks
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In Greek mythology, Persephone was the goddess of spring. She was abducted by Hades (known to the Romans as Pluto) and taken to the Underworld…

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The head of The Spirit of Detroit, 1958
Plaster original

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall M. Fredericks
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This is the only surviving portion of the full-scale plaster original model for The Spirit of Detroit, a sixteen-foot tall bronze…

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Victory Eagle (American Eagle), 1972
Bronze, cast 1988

Gift of Frank N. and Lucille Anderson
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Cast in 1972, The American Eagle, also known as the Victory Eagle, is installed on the Federal Reserve Bank in Cincinnati, Ohio. It is…

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John F. Kennedy Memorial, 1970
Plaster original

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall M. Fredericks
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Fredericks was commissioned by the John F. Kennedy Macomb Memorial Committee to design this sculpture. It was placed between the
County…

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Mercury, 1960
Plaster original

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall M. Fredericks
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Mercury, the equivalent of the Greek god Hermes, was a messenger for the gods and patron of racing and athletes. His special duty was to conduct the souls of…

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Sun Worshipper, 1937
Bronze, cast 1940

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall M. Fredericks
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Fredericks treated this enigmatic, contemporary figure in a classical manner, but the result has a spiritual, ritualistic quality. Her upturned face…

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Persephone (Bacchante), 1932
Bronze, cast c. 1940

Gift of Rogers I. and Mary L. Marquis
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A bacchante is a female follower of Bacchus, the goddess of spring in Roman mythology. Bacchante are known for their gaiety, mad songs, and…
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