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The Spirit of Detroit [Plaster]
The Spirit of Detroit, 1958
Quarter scale model
Plaster original
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall M. Fredericks
1991.004
Working from this model, Fredericks made the full-scale model for the sixteen-foot tall figure at the entrance to the…
Quarter scale model
Plaster original
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall M. Fredericks
1991.004
Working from this model, Fredericks made the full-scale model for the sixteen-foot tall figure at the entrance to the…
Two Bears [Plaster]
Two Bears, 1965
Plaster original
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall M. Fredericks
1991.003
Two Bears was originally created for Lincoln Square, Urbana, Illinois. A large and small bear sit back to back in quiet contemplation. In nature, these…
Plaster original
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall M. Fredericks
1991.003
Two Bears was originally created for Lincoln Square, Urbana, Illinois. A large and small bear sit back to back in quiet contemplation. In nature, these…
The Lion and Mouse [Plaster]
The Lion and Mouse, 1957
Plaster original
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall M. Fredericks
1991.002
Fredericks stated that this sculpture illustrates the well known Aesop Fable of "The Lion and the Mouse." The mouse, whose life was spared by the…
Plaster original
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall M. Fredericks
1991.002
Fredericks stated that this sculpture illustrates the well known Aesop Fable of "The Lion and the Mouse." The mouse, whose life was spared by the…
The Thinker [Bronze]
The Thinker is a bronze sculpture of a seated chimpanzee with arms folded and legs crossed. His head rests on his proper right hand and is tilted back slightly giving the appearance of being in deep thought.
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The Thinker, 1938 Bronze,…
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The Thinker, 1938 Bronze,…
Marshall Fredericks working on the plaster model of an unidentified medal in his Royal Oak studio
Located on the northwest corner of Normandy and Woodward Avenue in Royal Oak, Michigan, the building served as Fredericks' studio for over 50 years.
The President of the Republic of Finland, Dr. Urho K. Kekkonen, visiting the United States during October 1961
The President of the Republic of Finland, Dr. Urho K. Kekkonen, visiting the United States during October 16-31, 1961
The President of Finland Dr. Urho K. Kekkonen receives "The Spirit of Detroit"
Description
The erection of The Spirit of Detroit at the City-County Building (now Coleman A. Young Municipal Center) in 1958 marked the formal completion of the structure whose construction began in 1951. Located in front of a white marble wall at…
The erection of The Spirit of Detroit at the City-County Building (now Coleman A. Young Municipal Center) in 1958 marked the formal completion of the structure whose construction began in 1951. Located in front of a white marble wall at…
Detroit Mayor Coleman A. Young presents Mayor Nishiyama of Toyota City, Japan with a small-scale bronze of "The Spirit of Detroit"
Detroit Mayor Coleman A. Young presents Mayor Nishiyama of Toyota City, Japan, with a model of "The Spirit of Detroit," which is intended for permanent display in Detroit's sister city.
Close-up of "Ugly Duckling" from "Nordic Swan and the Ugly Duckling" at a private residence
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.…
Marshall Fredericks waves while attending the unveiling of "Freedom of the Human Spirit" in Shain Park
The businessmen backers of the 1964-65 New York World’s Fair aspired to produce an economic boom for the city that would rival the hugely successful New York World’s Fair of 1939-40 that brought more than 44 million visitors to the city. Many of…