Lower body section of Flying Pterodactyls. This section has "Lower Section" written on it in black. There is a black metal rod sticking out of the underside of the body to attach to the base.
Flying Pterodactyl, maquette, 1958
Metal, wood and plaster
These armatures and maquettes illustrate the common working practices of traditional figurative sculptors like Fredericks. He fashioned the armatures from flexible wire and sheet metal…