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Sketch for "Leaping Gazelle"
Pencil on tracing paper
11.5" x 18"
In 1936, Fredericks won a National Award Competition to design a fountain for the Levi L. Barbour Memorial, located on Belle Isle, an island park in Detroit, Michigan. Mounted 16 feet high on a granite…
11.5" x 18"
In 1936, Fredericks won a National Award Competition to design a fountain for the Levi L. Barbour Memorial, located on Belle Isle, an island park in Detroit, Michigan. Mounted 16 feet high on a granite…
Leaping Gazelle Fountain, Original Model, [Plaster]
Original 1/3 scale competition sketch model, or presentation model, in plaster of Leaping Gazelle. Five pieces not attached to gazelle in box: 2 horns, 2 front legs, and leaves.
Leaping Gazelle Fountain, 1/3 Scale, Mold, [Plaster and Rubber]
Plaster mother mold with inner rubber mold and plaster core. "Gazelle" written on it on both sides. Mold is bound together with a plastic zip tie.
Leaping Gazelle Fountain, Full-Scale, Hawk, Mold, [Plaster and Rubber]
Three piece plaster mould shellacked. Reinforced with sisal. "Barbour Fountain Hawk" written on it. Plastic straps hold mold together.
Leaping Gazelle Fountain, Full-Scale, Otter, Mold, [Plaster and Rubber]
Three piece mold of otter, full size. "Otter" and "Barbour Fountain Otter" written on it.
Leaping Gazelle Fountain, Full-Scale, Rabbit, Mold, [Plaster and Rubber]
Plaster mother mold of Barbour fountain rabbit. Three piece mold held together with [laster strips. Written on mold is "Barbour Fountain Rabbit".
Leaping Gazelle Fountain, Full-Scale, Grouse, Mold, [Plaster and Rubber]
Small plaster mold plaster mother mold with inner rubber mold and plaster core. One piece plaster and two piece rubber molds.
Leaping Gazelle Fountain, Small Scale, Mold, [Plaster and Rubber]
Plaster mother mold with inner rubber mold and plaster core. "Gazelle" written on outside of mold. Bound by a plastic zip tie.
Leaping Gazelle Fountain, Small Scale, Mold, [Plaster and Rubber]
Small plaster mother mold with inner black rubber mold with "Gazelle" written on mold.
Leaping Gazelle Fountain, Small-Scale, [Posthumous Bronze]
Posthumously cast of the Leaping Gazelle. Foundry and edition marks and A.P. stamped/ inscribed in wax; also, interior edition mark stamped in wax.