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Graphite on tracing paper
19.25" x 13.5"

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…

Small scale model in plaster of orb from Fountain of Eternal Life. The surface is shellac or mold release stained. There is a hole in the top center for placement of the central figure.

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

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.

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…

Blueline print
20" x 15.75"

Sepia print
18.75" x 24.5"

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

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…

Graphite on tracing paper
23.5" x 18.5"

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…