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Front view of the "Great Seal of the United States"
The medal features an American eagle, with an escutcheon, or shield, on its breast symbolizes self-reliance. The thirteen vertical stripes on the escutcheon derive from the flag of 1777. The eagle grasps an olive branch with 13 leaves and 13 olives…
Front view of the "Henry Ford Memorial"
The idea to create a memorial honoring Henry Ford took root in 1948 when the Dearborn, Michigan Chamber of Commerce conducted a poll of Dearborn residents and learned that most of the populace favored such a proposal. The Dearborn Chamber of Commerce…
Front view of the "John F. Kennedy Memorial"
The John F. Kennedy Macomb Memorial Committee commissioned Fredericks to design this sculpture for the County Building in Mount Clemens, Michigan.
Placed near the site where Kennedy delivered one of his first campaign speeches while running for…
Placed near the site where Kennedy delivered one of his first campaign speeches while running for…
Front view of the "Meditation" armature almost completely covered in plasteline
"Meditation" was first sculpted by Fredericks in 1937 while teaching at Cranbrook and enlarged in 1995.
Front view of the angel armature 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 the armature for "Sun Worshipper"
Enlarged from 1937 small-scale model. The full-scale bronze casting is in a private collection.
Front view of the armature for the female figure for "Star Dream Fountain"
One of Fredericks' last public works, "Star Dream Fountain" is located in Barbara Hallman Plaza in Royal Oak, Michigan. The sculpture is based on a 1947 preliminary design for the "Cleveland War Memorial". This allegorical work symbolizes man's…
Front view of the bronze head of the central figure for "The Expanding Universe Fountain" during its restoration
“The Expanding Universe Fountain†celebrates the nation's first exploration of outer space. According to Fredericks, the sculpture "represents this age of great interest, exploration and discovery in outer space...[and] the immensity, order and…
Front view of the female figure for "Star Dream Fountain" with its lower half covered in plaster
One of Fredericks' last public works, "Star Dream Fountain" is located in Barbara Hallman Plaza in Royal Oak, Michigan. The sculpture is based on a 1947 preliminary design for the "Cleveland War Memorial". This allegorical work symbolizes man's…
Front view of the full scale plasteline model of "The Friendly Dragon" in Fredericks' greenhouse studio
“I did … a dragon; I called it The Friendly Dragon. The architect said he didn't think he would use it because he said the children would be frightened of a dragon. But children love dragons and it's not an ugly dragon, it's a friendly dragon…