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Sketch for "Pious Monk (Saint of the Church)" for "Saints and Sinners"
Graphite on tracing paper
11" x 14"
Fredericks created the thirty-inch tall The Saints and Sinners in 1939 while at Cranbrook.
These seven figures are in the style of jamb statues found in the portals of Gothic cathedrals. Attached to columns,…
11" x 14"
Fredericks created the thirty-inch tall The Saints and Sinners in 1939 while at Cranbrook.
These seven figures are in the style of jamb statues found in the portals of Gothic cathedrals. Attached to columns,…
Sketch for 1953 Chrysler Imperial hood ornament
Graphite on tracing paper
13.75" x 11"
During the 1950s, Fredericks worked with automobile companies, designing hood ornaments for Chrysler Motors, General Motors Corporation, and Studebaker-Packard Corporation.
13.75" x 11"
During the 1950s, Fredericks worked with automobile companies, designing hood ornaments for Chrysler Motors, General Motors Corporation, and Studebaker-Packard Corporation.
Study for "Indian and Wild Swans"
Graphite on tracing paper
8.75" x 11.75"
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…
8.75" x 11.75"
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…
Sketch of leaves for unidentified project, possibly "Oak Leaves and Grain"
Graphite on tracing paper
1.25" x 4.75"
Sketch of leaves with berries for unidentified project.
1.25" x 4.75"
Sketch of leaves with berries for unidentified project.
Study for "Freedom of the Human Spirit"
Graphite on tracing paper mounted on board
11" x 14"
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…
11" x 14"
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…
Sketch for "Orchestral Parade" for Henry and Edsel Ford Auditorium
Graphite on tracing paper
13.75" x 12.75"
The Ford Empire relief was located in the Ford Auditorium constructed on the Detroit riverfront as the new home of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra during 1955-1956. Perhaps the most notable feature of the…
13.75" x 12.75"
The Ford Empire relief was located in the Ford Auditorium constructed on the Detroit riverfront as the new home of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra during 1955-1956. Perhaps the most notable feature of the…
Sketch of "The Ford Empire" for the Henry and Edsel Ford Auditorium
Graphite on tracing paper
11" x 13.75"
The Ford Empire relief was located in the Ford Auditorium constructed on the Detroit riverfront as the new home of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra during 1955-1956. Perhaps the most notable feature of the…
11" x 13.75"
The Ford Empire relief was located in the Ford Auditorium constructed on the Detroit riverfront as the new home of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra during 1955-1956. Perhaps the most notable feature of the…
Sketch for "Flying Pterodactyls"
Graphite on tracing paper
11.75" x 8.75"
Original sculpture done in 1960 for Holden Museum of Living Reptiles, Detroit Zoological Institute, Royal Oak, Michigan, Charles N. Agree, architect.
Sculpture depicts two pterodactyls in flight while…
11.75" x 8.75"
Original sculpture done in 1960 for Holden Museum of Living Reptiles, Detroit Zoological Institute, Royal Oak, Michigan, Charles N. Agree, architect.
Sculpture depicts two pterodactyls in flight while…
Sketch for "Flying Pterodactyls"
Graphite on tracing paper
8.75" x 4.75"
Original sculpture done in 1960 for Holden Museum of Living Reptiles, Detroit Zoological Institute, Royal Oak, Michigan, Charles N. Agree, architect.
Sculpture depicts two pterodactyls in flight while…
8.75" x 4.75"
Original sculpture done in 1960 for Holden Museum of Living Reptiles, Detroit Zoological Institute, Royal Oak, Michigan, Charles N. Agree, architect.
Sculpture depicts two pterodactyls in flight while…
Sketches for "Flying Pterodactyls"
Graphite on tracing paper
8.75" x 11.75"
Original sculpture done in 1960 for Holden Museum of Living Reptiles, Detroit Zoological Institute, Royal Oak, Michigan, Charles N. Agree, architect.
Sculpture depicts two pterodactyls in flight while…
8.75" x 11.75"
Original sculpture done in 1960 for Holden Museum of Living Reptiles, Detroit Zoological Institute, Royal Oak, Michigan, Charles N. Agree, architect.
Sculpture depicts two pterodactyls in flight while…