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INDIAN AND WILD SWANS, 1964
Maquette

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall M. Fredericks
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This presentation model seen in the case was made in 1962, for the building committee of the Milwaukee Public Museum shows Fredericks' design for a…

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CHILDHOOD FRIENDS, 1958
Plaster original painted green

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall M. Fredericks
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This playful relief created with children in mind, infuses fantasy with whimsey and warmth. It is located on the facade of the…

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CHRIST AND THE CHILDREN, 1962
Plaster original

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall M. Fredericks
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This relief was commissioned for the St. John's Lutheran Church in Fort Wayne, Indiana. In a letter from Mr. Harold Gerbers to Marshall…

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RENDITION OF THE GREAT SEAL OF THE UNITED STATES, 1960
Plaster original

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall M. Fredericks
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The style of this relief differs from the other works in the Museum. It is very detailed because the Seal of the…

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WILLIAM BEAUMONT, M.D., 1955
Plaster original

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall M. Fredericks
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In 1822, Dr. William Beaumont (1785-1853), an army surgeon at Fort Mackinac, was called to treat Alexis St. Martin, a fur trapper working…

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ALDEN B. DOW ARCHITECT, 1971
Plaster original

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall M. Fredericks
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Alden Dow was born in Midland, Michigan on April 10, 1904, to Herbert Henry and Grace A. (Ball) Dow. From his father, who founded The Dow…

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ARTHUR HENDRICK VANDENBERG, 1951
Plaster original

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall M. Fredericks
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Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg was the United States Senator from Michigan; born in Grand Rapids, Michigan on March 22, 1884. He attended the…

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Alexander Blain, Senior, and Alexander Blain, M.D., are the subjects of the next relief. Dr. Blain started the Alexander Blain Hospital in Detroit. He was the first in forming the hospital in this area. Fredericks did this as a memorial. It was…

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TRACY W. MCGREGOR, 1955
Plaster original

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall M. Fredericks
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Tracy W. McGregor (1869-1936) was a civic leader, educator, and philanthropist with a particular interest in community health and the plight…

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MF, Sculptor copy:
Founders of Cranbrook Educational Community, Bloomfield Hills, MI. Booth was publisher of the Detroit News and very interested in the Arts and Crafts movement in the early 1920s. It was at that time he set out to create an art…
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