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Torso of a Dancer [Bronze]
Torso of a Dancer, c. 1938
Bronze, cast 1984
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall M. Fredericks
1994.002
After modeling the Torso of a Dancer in about 1934, Fredericks carved it in Belgian black marble for the Cranbrook Art Museum in Bloomfield…
Bronze, cast 1984
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall M. Fredericks
1994.002
After modeling the Torso of a Dancer in about 1934, Fredericks carved it in Belgian black marble for the Cranbrook Art Museum in Bloomfield…
The Boy and Bear [Bronze]
The Boy and Bear, 1954
Maquette
Bronze, cast c. 1987
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall M. Fredericks
1991.134
Fredericks was one of six artists commissioned to design sculpture for Northland Shopping Center in Southfield. At the time it opened…
Maquette
Bronze, cast c. 1987
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall M. Fredericks
1991.134
Fredericks was one of six artists commissioned to design sculpture for Northland Shopping Center in Southfield. At the time it opened…
Youth in the Hands of God Searching for Knowledge [Aluminum]
Cast April 26, 1956 by Kristiana FDRY.
This is the only surviving portion of the full-scale plaster original model for YOUTH IN THE HANDS OF GOD, a twenty-foot tall aluminum cast commissioned for the facade of the Dallas Public Library. This…
This is the only surviving portion of the full-scale plaster original model for YOUTH IN THE HANDS OF GOD, a twenty-foot tall aluminum cast commissioned for the facade of the Dallas Public Library. This…
Lamb, Siesta [Bronze]
Lambs
Bronze
Fredericks created the clay model for these bronze casts in the 1930's when his work was characterized by more naturalistic treatment of surface textures than during his later years. The sketchy finish of these reclining animals…
Bronze
Fredericks created the clay model for these bronze casts in the 1930's when his work was characterized by more naturalistic treatment of surface textures than during his later years. The sketchy finish of these reclining animals…
Balls for Clowns [Bronze]
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Two extra decorative balls for the three clowns in the sculpture garden. They are threaded and patinated and ready to install if needed.
Seven Saints and Sinners [Bronze]
Small bronze model given to the MFSM by Mr. and Mrs. Leland Doan.
In 1976 Fredericks enlarged these figures from the thirty-inch tall version that he created while at Cranbrook in 1939. These seven figures are in the style of jamb statues found…
In 1976 Fredericks enlarged these figures from the thirty-inch tall version that he created while at Cranbrook in 1939. These seven figures are in the style of jamb statues found…
Baboon, Male [Bronze]
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This is the full-scale model of one figure for Fredericks' Baboon Fountain for the 1939 World's Fair in Flushing Meadows Park, New York. The five baboons and baby baboon were created for the Glass Industries Building at the 1939 New York World's…
Baboon, Female [Bronze]
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This is the full-scale model of one figure for Fredericks' Baboon Fountain for the 1939 World's Fair in Flushing Meadows Park, New York. The five baboons and baby baboon were created for the Glass Industries Building at the 1939 New York World's…
Lovesick Clown, Acrobat Clown, Juggler Clown [Bronze]
Installed in 1991, dedicated October 5, 1991, moved to sculpture garden in 2013
Although the first clowns date back to ancient times, the descendants of modern clowns were the traveling minstrels of the Middle Ages. They wore brightly colored…
Although the first clowns date back to ancient times, the descendants of modern clowns were the traveling minstrels of the Middle Ages. They wore brightly colored…
Siberian Ram, [Plaster]
The compact, monolithic form of the Siberian Ram contrasts with the more open composition of the Leaping Gazelle (#16), although both have spherical contours and strong curvilinear design elements. Both are evocative. Some viewers perceive them as…