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Blueprint
18" x 12"

In 1945, a group of University of Michigan alumni petitioned the Board of Regents to rename Michigan Stadium in honor of legendary former football coach Fielding H. Yost. Although Yost played an integral role in the…

Small Spirit of Detroit with a dark shellac coating on the surface. There is no family or deity on the hands.

Oil pencils on laid paper
18.5" x 15.5"

In 1945, a group of University of Michigan alumni petitioned the Board of Regents to rename Michigan Stadium in honor of legendary former football coach Fielding H. Yost. Although Yost played an integral…

Graphite on tracing paper
23.5" x 18.5"

Ink on heavy paper
13.75" x 14.5"

Called "Board of Directors Fountain" by guides. Cast stone (for eventual granite) in glass basin, 14 feet, including basin. Created for the Glass Industries Building at the 1939 New York World's Fair, Flushing…

Sepia print
18.75" x 24.5"

A bronze casting of this work is in the children's garden, Community House, Birmingham, Michigan.

Blueline print
20" x 15.75"

Graphite on tracing paper
18.25" x 13.75"

Study for plaque with text, angels and hands of God. Text reads "In loving memory of Philip Smead Bird D.D.L.L.D. The lighting in this sanctuary is perpetually dedicated 1953. The light of his memory…

Plaster model of a nude male figure reaching toward the sky. He appears to be standing on a planet that looks like the moon. For People's Outfitting Company, Detroit. The surface appears to have been painted or is dirty.

Clown with outstretched arms, large collar and standing on a circus tent. Tent is surrounded by a train or circus wagons and elephants.