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The unveiling of the descriptive plaque for The Spirit of Detroit at the City-County Building.jpg
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 entrance…

The presentation of the diploma and appointment of King Olav V of Norway by Honorable William Henry Caswell .jpg
King Olav of Norway confers upon Marshall Fredericks the Knighthood of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav, First Class.

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Based on a 1946 sketch by Carl Milles for a peace monument intended for the United Nations Building in New York, Fredericks’ enlargement now stands at the entrance to Stockholm Harbor, a project spearheaded by Cilla Jahn, in collaboration with…

The plasteline model of the youth for Youth in the Hands of God.jpg
The façade of the New Dallas Public Library contained an 880-pound, 20 foot high aluminum sculpture by Marshall Fredericks entitled "Youth in the Hands of God." Symbolizing "the hands of God supporting youth reaching for learning through the medium…

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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…

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Based on a 1946 sketch by Carl Milles for a peace monument intended for the United Nations Building in New York, Fredericks’ enlargement now stands at the entrance to Stockholm Harbor, a project spearheaded by Cilla Jahn, in collaboration with…

The Fredericks and others await the installation of Star Dream Fountain.tif
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…

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Mrs. Dorothy (Honey) Arbury studied with Fredericks when she attended Kingswood School at the Cranbrook Educational Community in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, in the 1930s. She met him through her uncle, Alden B. Dow, a prominent architect in Midland,…

Sumner G. Whittier, The Honorable Urban Hansen, Katherina Gage, Honorable Robert Wagner and Marshall Fredericks at the dinner honoring Project DIADEM disabled visitors from Denmark.jpg
ICD Rehabilitation and Research Center dinner honoring project DIADEM disabled visitors from Denmark at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, New York City – June 21, 1965.

Distinguished guests at the Project DIADEM Dinner sponsored by the ICD for disabled…

Spectators at the installation of Star Dream Fountain pose with Marshall Fredericks.tif
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…
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