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View of "Nordic Swan and the Ugly Duckling" (Hans Christian Andersen Fountain) at the Danish Embassy in Washington D.C.
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This sculpture represents Fredericks' interpretation of Hans Christian Andersen's popular story, The Ugly Duckling. Unlike Fredericks' portrayals of other literary subjects, this sculpture illustrates not one moment in the story, but two.…
Bronze "Mouse" from "The Lion and Mouse"
“The Lion and Mouse†was commissioned by the J. L. Hudson Company for the Eastland Mall in Harper Woods, Michigan. The lion is carved from limestone and the mouse is gold-plated bronze. Fredericks based this sculpture on the Aesop (c. 620 -…
"Mouse" from "The Lion and Mouse"
"The Lion and Mouse" was commissioned by the J. L. Hudson Company for the Eastland Mall in Harper Woods, Michigan. The lion is carved from limestone and the mouse is gold-plated bronze. Fredericks based this sculpture on the Aesop (c. 620 - c.…
"Michigan Horticultural Society Medal"
1941, minted in bronze, gold fill, and silver, diameter 3 inches, Michigan Horticultural Society, East Lansing, Michigan.
Face: Bas-relief of sun and rain behind man planting a tree.
Reverse: Inscription, "Michigan Horticultural Society," with…
Face: Bas-relief of sun and rain behind man planting a tree.
Reverse: Inscription, "Michigan Horticultural Society," with…
Nickel "Mercury" atop a pedestal
The Roman god Mercury was a messenger for the gods and patron of racing and athletes. His special duty was to conduct the souls of the dead to the underworld. In time he also became the Roman god of commerce and merchants. His attributes were…
Front view of nickel "Mercury"
The Roman god Mercury was a messenger for the gods and patron of racing and athletes. His special duty was to conduct the souls of the dead to the underworld. In time he also became the Roman god of commerce and merchants. His attributes were…
Side view of nickel "Mercury"
The Roman god Mercury was a messenger for the gods and patron of racing and athletes. His special duty was to conduct the souls of the dead to the underworld. In time he also became the Roman god of commerce and merchants. His attributes were…
Nickel "Mercury"
The Roman god Mercury was a messenger for the gods and patron of racing and athletes. His special duty was to conduct the souls of the dead to the underworld. In time he also became the Roman god of commerce and merchants. His attributes were…
Marshall Fredericks with the plasteline model of "Mercury"
The Roman god Mercury was a messenger for the gods and patron of racing and athletes. His special duty was to conduct the souls of the dead to the underworld. In time he also became the Roman god of commerce and merchants. His attributes were…
Ferd Prucke and Trord Finslort admire "Memorial to Norwegian Emigrants" (Leaping Gazelle)
In 1936, Marshall Fredericks entered a national competition to design a memorial honoring Levi L. Barbour for Belle Isle, an island park in Detroit, Michigan. Barbour, a prominent lawyer who had been instrumental in the purchase of the island as a…