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Bronze Persephone (Bacchante) in the Greek Theatre at Cranbrook.jpg
In Greek mythology, Persephone was the goddess of spring. Following her abduction to the Underworld by Hades, Persephone’s mother Demeter attempted to rescue her. After discovering Persephone had eaten a pomegranate seed and was therefore unable…

Frontside view of Torso of a Dancer.jpg
After modeling the Torso of a Dancer in about 1934, Fredericks carved it in Belgian black marble for the Cranbrook Art Museum in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. He subsequently used the original plaster model to create several bronze casts.…

Alternate frontside view of bronze Torso of a Dancer.jpg
After modeling the Torso of a Dancer in about 1934, Fredericks carved it in Belgian black marble for the Cranbrook Art Museum in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. He subsequently used the original plaster model to create several bronze casts.…

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After modeling the Torso of a Dancer in about 1934, Fredericks carved it in Belgian black marble for the Cranbrook Art Museum in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. He subsequently used the original plaster model to create several bronze casts.…

Item #3544.jpg
After modeling the Torso of a Dancer in about 1934, Fredericks carved it in Belgian black marble for the Cranbrook Art Museum in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. He subsequently used the original plaster model to create several bronze casts.…

Portrait of a German Philosopher.jpg
1931, bronze, 19.5 inches

After working with Carl Milles in Sweden during the summer of 1930,
Milles sent Fredericks to Munich, Germany to gain additional experience at two renowned schools of the day. It is likely that Fredericks encountered…

Close-up of Education and Government from the Ohio Union Building at Ohio State University.jpg
One of six limestone reliefs for the Ohio Union Building, Ohio State University, Columbus.

The Ohio Union reliefs won an Honorable Mention in Sculpture from the Architectural League of New York in 1955.

View of Johnny Appleseed from the Ohio Union Building at Ohio State University2f.jpg
One of six limestone reliefs for the Ohio Union Building, Ohio State University, Columbus.

Ohio’s legendary hero teaching a family to plant a tree.

The Ohio Union reliefs won an Honorable Mention in Sculpture from the Architectural League of…

Close-up of Pioneers and Early Settlers from the Ohio Union Building at Ohio State University.jpg
One of six limestone reliefs for the Ohio Union Building, Ohio State University, Columbus.

The Ohio Union reliefs won an Honorable Mention in Sculpture from the Architectural League of New York in 1955.

Close-up of Ceramics, Agriculture, and Aeronautical Pioneering from the Ohio Union Building at Ohio State University.jpg
One of six limestone reliefs for the Ohio Union Building, Ohio State University, Columbus.

The Ohio Union reliefs won an Honorable Mention in Sculpture from the Architectural League of New York in 1955.
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