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Front view of "Wings of the Morning" (Edgar B. Flint Memorial) prior to patinization
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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…
Front view of "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…
Front view of angel armature with plasteline on legs for "God on the Rainbow" (Gud Fader På Himmelsbågan)
Based on a 1946 sketch by Carl Milles for a peace monument intended for the United Nations Building in New York, Fredericks’ enlargement now stands at the entrance to Stockholm Harbor, a project spearheaded by Cilla Jahn, in collaboration with…
Front view of armature for "Clowns" with pipe attached
Armature for one of the “Clowns†- includes: "Acrobat", "Circus Clown", "Juggler" and "Lovesick Clown (Pagliacci)".
Front view of armature for "Juggler" clown with plasteline on upper half
The armature for "Juggler†– one of the “Clowns†in Marshall Fredericks’ greenhouse studio.
Front view of armature for "Meditation"
"Meditation" was first sculpted by Fredericks in 1937 while teaching at Cranbrook and enlarged in 1995.
Front view of armature for "Sun Worshipper" covered in wooden lathe
Enlarged from 1937 small-scale model. The full-scale bronze casting is in a private collection.
Front view of armature for "Sun Worshipper" partially covered in plasteline
Enlarged from 1937 small-scale model. The full-scale bronze casting is in a private collection.
Front view of bronze "Don Quixote" in the Sculpture Garden of 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,…