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An unidentified man speaks at the unveiling of "Freedom of the Human Spirit" in Shain Park
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 brought more than 44 million visitors to the city. Many of…
An unidentified man stands next to the flatbed truck holding the corpus for "Christ on the Cross"
Bronze corpus for "Christ on the Cross†for Indian River Catholic Shrine, Indian River, Michigan.
An unidentified man with "The Thinker" at the Birger SandzeÌn Memorial Gallery
Fredericks created this sculpture at the request of George Gough Booth, the founder of Cranbrook Educational Community, who wanted a “Thinker†for the steps of the Cranbrook Art Museum similar to Auguste Rodin’s renowned Thinker, a cast of…
An unidentified man with the plaster model of the hand from "Christ on the Cross" in the greenhouse studio
Mrs. Dorothy (Honey) Arbury studied with Fredericks when she attended Kingswood School at the Cranbrook Educational Community in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, in the 1930s. She met him through her uncle, Alden B. Dow, a prominent architect in Midland,…
An unidentified man with the plaster models for "The Expanding Universe Fountain" and "Two Sisters" for the Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum
Mrs. Dorothy (Honey) Arbury studied with Fredericks when she attended Kingswood School at the Cranbrook Educational Community in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, in the 1930s. She met him through her uncle, Alden B. Dow, a prominent architect in Midland,…
An unidentified man working on the plaster model of "Night" from "Night and Day Fountain" for the Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum
Mrs. Dorothy (Honey) Arbury studied with Fredericks when she attended Kingswood School at the Cranbrook Educational Community in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, in the 1930s. She met him through her uncle, Alden B. Dow, a prominent architect in Midland,…
An unidentified man, United States Ambassador to Sweden Thomas L. Siebert and Marshall Fredericks at an event in Sweden
An unidentified man, United States Ambassador to Sweden Thomas L. Siebert and Marshall Fredericks at an event in Sweden - part of the festivities for the dedication of "God on the Rainbow" (Gud Fader På Himmelsbågan).
An unidentified priest observes the installation of "Christ on the Cross" from the outdoor church
Bronze corpus for "Christ on the Cross†for Indian River Catholic Shrine, Indian River, Michigan.
An unidentified woman admires "Leaping Gazelle"
In 1936, Marshall Fredericks entered a national competition to design a memorial honoring Levi L. Barbour for Belle Isle, an island park in Detroit, Michigan. Barbour, a prominent lawyer who had been instrumental in the purchase of the island as a…
An unidentified woman admires "Wings of the Morning" at Brookgreen Gardens
The flying swans represent the atmosphere of the unfolding morning. Fredericks often used swans in his sculptures to symbolize eternal life. The hand of God enfolds the spirit of man as he takes the wings of the morning. The upward flowing contours…