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Wood Sprite [Wood]
Wood Sprite, 1931
Driftwood on ebony
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall M. Fredericks
1994.004
During his early years as an artist, Fredericks carved several tall thin figures in wood. A few were carved from old fence posts the artist acquired. …
Driftwood on ebony
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall M. Fredericks
1994.004
During his early years as an artist, Fredericks carved several tall thin figures in wood. A few were carved from old fence posts the artist acquired. …
Torso of a Dancer [Bronze]
Torso of a Dancer, c. 1938
Bronze, cast 1984
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall M. Fredericks
1994.002
After modeling the Torso of a Dancer in about 1934, Fredericks carved it in Belgian black marble for the Cranbrook Art Museum in Bloomfield…
Bronze, cast 1984
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall M. Fredericks
1994.002
After modeling the Torso of a Dancer in about 1934, Fredericks carved it in Belgian black marble for the Cranbrook Art Museum in Bloomfield…
The Boy and Bear [Bronze]
The Boy and Bear, 1954
Maquette
Bronze, cast c. 1987
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall M. Fredericks
1991.134
Fredericks was one of six artists commissioned to design sculpture for Northland Shopping Center in Southfield. At the time it opened…
Maquette
Bronze, cast c. 1987
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall M. Fredericks
1991.134
Fredericks was one of six artists commissioned to design sculpture for Northland Shopping Center in Southfield. At the time it opened…
Youth in the Hands of God Searching for Knowledge [Aluminum]
Cast April 26, 1956 by Kristiana FDRY.
This is the only surviving portion of the full-scale plaster original model for YOUTH IN THE HANDS OF GOD, a twenty-foot tall aluminum cast commissioned for the facade of the Dallas Public Library. This…
This is the only surviving portion of the full-scale plaster original model for YOUTH IN THE HANDS OF GOD, a twenty-foot tall aluminum cast commissioned for the facade of the Dallas Public Library. This…
Seven Saints and Sinners [Bronze]
Small bronze model given to the MFSM by Mr. and Mrs. Leland Doan.
In 1976 Fredericks enlarged these figures from the thirty-inch tall version that he created while at Cranbrook in 1939. These seven figures are in the style of jamb statues found…
In 1976 Fredericks enlarged these figures from the thirty-inch tall version that he created while at Cranbrook in 1939. These seven figures are in the style of jamb statues found…
Lovesick Clown, Acrobat Clown, Juggler Clown [Bronze]
Installed in 1991, dedicated October 5, 1991, moved to sculpture garden in 2013
Although the first clowns date back to ancient times, the descendants of modern clowns were the traveling minstrels of the Middle Ages. They wore brightly colored…
Although the first clowns date back to ancient times, the descendants of modern clowns were the traveling minstrels of the Middle Ages. They wore brightly colored…
Chief Pontiac, Head, Full-Scale, [Plaster]
Full-scale head for Chief Pontiac. Plaster relief with galvanized pipe on the back to hold the relief together.
Cast for Community Bank, Pontiac, MI (now the 30 North Building) in 1964, this piece is the model for the head of the 20' tall…
Cast for Community Bank, Pontiac, MI (now the 30 North Building) in 1964, this piece is the model for the head of the 20' tall…
Don Quixote, [Plaster]
Plaster model of Don Quixote with a brownish paint or shellac covering the sculpture. Some white plaster areas indicate repairs made to the sculpture.
Celestial Fountain Female [Bronze]
Sketch Model (female) for
Celestial Fountain
1988
Bronze model
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall M. Fredericks
1991.122
Celestial Fountain
1988
Bronze model
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall M. Fredericks
1991.122
Celestial Fountain Male [Bronze]
Sketch Model (male) for
Celestial Fountain
1988
Bronze model
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall M. Fredericks
1991.121
Created in plaster in 1938, Fredericks
submitted these sketch models for Celestial
Fountain as a proposal for the 1939…
Celestial Fountain
1988
Bronze model
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall M. Fredericks
1991.121
Created in plaster in 1938, Fredericks
submitted these sketch models for Celestial
Fountain as a proposal for the 1939…