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Don Quixote, 1937
Bronze, cast 1988

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall M. Fredericks
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Cervantes' Don Quixote de la Mancha is a masterpiece of world literature. It is as well known and loved today as when it was first issued in 1605. …

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LORD BYRON, 1938
Bronze, cast c. 1985

When Fredericks was a teenager his inspiration was Lord Byron, the nineteenth-century Romantic poet who became associated with a haughty, melancholy mood. Fredericks presents Lord Byron in a dramatic pose…

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Flying Wild Geese, 1955
Bronze, cast 1960

Gift of Rug and Jerry Blumenthal
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Fredericks created this sculpture as a memorial for Alvan MacCauley (1872-1952), president of the Packard Motor Car Company. The subject matter reflects…

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Clown Musicians, 1937
Bronze, cast 1988

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall M. Fredericks
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Although the first clowns date back to ancient times, the descendants of modern clowns were the traveling minstrels of the Middle Ages. They wore…

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Lovesick Clown, 1938
Bronze, cast 1988

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall M. Fredericks
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Although the first clowns date back to ancient times, the descendants of modern clowns were the traveling minstrels of the Middle Ages. They wore…

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Juggler Clown, 1938
Bronze, cast 1988

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall M. Fredericks
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Although the first clowns date back to ancient times, the descendants of modern clowns were the traveling minstrels of the Middle Ages. They wore…

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Acrobat Clown, 1938
Bronze, cast 1988

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall M. Fredericks
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Although the first clowns date back to ancient times, the descendants of modern clowns were the traveling minstrels of the Middle Ages. They wore…

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Circus Clown, 1937
Bronze, cast 1988

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall M. Fredericks
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Although the first clowns date back to ancient times, the descendants of modern clowns were the traveling minstrels of the Middle Ages. They wore…

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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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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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