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Marshall Fredericks admires The Lion and Mouse.jpg
This sculpture illustrates the well known Aesop Fable of “The Lion and the Mouse.” Fredericks’ rendition depicts the end of the story in which the tiny mouse returns the king of the jungle’s kindness by saving him from a hunter’s…

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Alex Dow was a Scottish-born US engineer. Dow was the plant's first manager and electrical engineer for the city of Detroit.

Dow was appointed water commissioner for the city of Detroit in 1916-1921 and again in 1925-1932. In 1932, he was made the…

Marshall Fredericks admires the bronze and plaster Floyd Starr.tif
1990, bronze, 31 inches. Sculpture is located at Starr Commonwealth in Albion, Michigan.

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“I did … a dragon; I called it The Friendly Dragon. The architect said he didn't think he would use it because he said the children would be frightened of a dragon. But children love dragons and it's not an ugly dragon, it's a friendly dragon…

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“I did … a dragon; I called it The Friendly Dragon. The architect said he didn't think he would use it because he said the children would be frightened of a dragon. But children love dragons and it's not an ugly dragon, it's a friendly dragon…

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Marshall Fredericks admires the medal he just received from the King of Sweden at an event celebrating the dedication of "God on the Rainbow" (Gud Fader På Himmelsbågan).

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Marshall Fredericks with a model of his "Freedom of the Human Spirit" at a news conference where a campaign was announced to raise $100,000 to bring a 29-foot bronze version of the sculpture to Shain Park in Birmingham.

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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 building's interior was the expansive,…

Marshall Fredericks and The Lion and Mouse.jpg
This sculpture illustrates the well known Aesop Fable of “The Lion and the Mouse.” Fredericks’ rendition depicts the end of the story in which the tiny mouse returns the king of the jungle’s kindness by saving him from a hunter’s…

Marshall Fredericks and The Lion and Mouse at Eastland Center.jpg
This sculpture illustrates the well known Aesop Fable of “The Lion and the Mouse.” Fredericks’ rendition depicts the end of the story in which the tiny mouse returns the king of the jungle’s kindness by saving him from a hunter’s…
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