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Presentation drawing for Detroit Library Proposal
Colored pencil, enamel paint, and graphite on board
20" x 15"
Presentation drawing for Detroit Library Proposal. Possibly unrealized.
20" x 15"
Presentation drawing for Detroit Library Proposal. Possibly unrealized.
Presentation drawing for 1955 Packard hood ornaments
Gouache and pastel on board
28" x 20"
Presentation drawing of fireballs and comets for hood ornaments. During the 1950s, Fredericks worked with automobile companies, designing hood ornaments for Chrysler Motors, General Motors Corporation, and…
28" x 20"
Presentation drawing of fireballs and comets for hood ornaments. During the 1950s, Fredericks worked with automobile companies, designing hood ornaments for Chrysler Motors, General Motors Corporation, and…
Presentation drawing for "Tracy W. McGregor Portrait Relief"
Gouache, graphite and oil pencil on board
24.75" x 19.5"
Tracy W. McGregor (1869-1936) was a civic leader, educator, and philanthropist with a particular interest in community health and the plight of the poor. He was instrumental in establishing…
24.75" x 19.5"
Tracy W. McGregor (1869-1936) was a civic leader, educator, and philanthropist with a particular interest in community health and the plight of the poor. He was instrumental in establishing…
Presentation drawing for "The Spirit of Detroit"
Pencil and conté crayon on board
23" x 30.5"
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.…
23" x 30.5"
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.…
Presentation drawing for "The Ford Empire" for Henry and Edsel Ford Auditorium
Conté crayon on board
28" x 20"
The Ford Empire relief was located in the Ford Auditorium constructed on the Detroit riverfront as the new home of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra during 1955-1956. Perhaps the most notable feature of the…
28" x 20"
The Ford Empire relief was located in the Ford Auditorium constructed on the Detroit riverfront as the new home of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra during 1955-1956. Perhaps the most notable feature of the…
Presentation drawing for "The Ford Empire" for Henry and Edsel Ford Auditorium
Conté crayon on board
27.75" x 20"
The Ford Empire relief was located in the Ford Auditorium constructed on the Detroit riverfront as the new home of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra during 1955-1956. Perhaps the most notable feature of the…
27.75" x 20"
The Ford Empire relief was located in the Ford Auditorium constructed on the Detroit riverfront as the new home of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra during 1955-1956. Perhaps the most notable feature of the…
Presentation drawing for "Sun Dial Airport Beacon"
Graphite and pastel on board
30" x 20"
Possibly unrealized.
30" x 20"
Possibly unrealized.
Presentation drawing for "Star Dream Fountain"
One of Fredericks' last public works, "Star Dream Fountain" is located in Barbara Hallman Plaza in Royal Oak, Michigan. The sculpture is based on a 1947 preliminary design for the "Cleveland War Memorial". This allegorical work symbolizes man's…
Presentation drawing for "Sheep (The Guests Have Arrived)"
Gouache and ink on board
18.5" x 27.5"
Cast in bronze in 1955, this relief depicts a flock of seven foreshortened sheep staring straight ahead at the viewer. Two smaller sheep, possibly lambs, are included in the bottom right hand corner.…
18.5" x 27.5"
Cast in bronze in 1955, this relief depicts a flock of seven foreshortened sheep staring straight ahead at the viewer. Two smaller sheep, possibly lambs, are included in the bottom right hand corner.…
Presentation drawing for "Seal of Wayne County, Michigan"
Crayon, graphite and metallic paint on sketch paper mounted on board
36.5" x 19"
The event depicted on the seal is the signing of the peace treaty between Chief Pontiac (Ottawa) and Brig. General Anthony Wayne in 1796. Between the men stands a…
36.5" x 19"
The event depicted on the seal is the signing of the peace treaty between Chief Pontiac (Ottawa) and Brig. General Anthony Wayne in 1796. Between the men stands a…