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Flying Pterodactyls, Armature, [Metal, Wood and Plaster]
Pterodactyl, armature, 1958
Metal and wood
These armatures and maquettes illustrate the common working practices of traditional figurative sculptors like Fredericks. He fashioned the armatures from flexible wire and sheet metal to support the…
Metal and wood
These armatures and maquettes illustrate the common working practices of traditional figurative sculptors like Fredericks. He fashioned the armatures from flexible wire and sheet metal to support the…
Swan and Ugly Duckling, Armature for Ugly Duckling, [Wire and Wood]
Ugly Duckling, armature, 1960
Metal and wood
These armatures and maquettes illustrate the common working practices of traditional figurative sculptors like Fredericks. He fashioned the armatures from flexible wire and sheet metal to support the…
Metal and wood
These armatures and maquettes illustrate the common working practices of traditional figurative sculptors like Fredericks. He fashioned the armatures from flexible wire and sheet metal to support the…
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. …
Portrait of an Old Man [Wood]
Portrait of an Old Man, 1929
Black walnut
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall M. Fredericks
1994.003
Fredericks executed several woodcarving during the early part of his career. He made this sculpture, possibly during his senior year, at the…
Black walnut
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall M. Fredericks
1994.003
Fredericks executed several woodcarving during the early part of his career. He made this sculpture, possibly during his senior year, at the…
The Ford Empire
THE FORD EMPIRE, 1954
Copper, brass, and aluminum on wood
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall M. Fredericks
1991.082
This is the small scale model of The Ford Empire relief. It was located at the Ford Auditorium constructed on the Detroit…
Copper, brass, and aluminum on wood
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall M. Fredericks
1991.082
This is the small scale model of The Ford Empire relief. It was located at the Ford Auditorium constructed on the Detroit…
"Wood Sprite"
1930, black walnut fence rail on ebony base, 38 inches.
"Portrait of an Old Man"
1929, black walnut, 23 1/4 inches.
Fredericks executed several wood carvings during his early career including this sculpture made during his senior year at the Cleveland School of Art or while traveling in Europe during his Matzen Fellowship.
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Fredericks executed several wood carvings during his early career including this sculpture made during his senior year at the Cleveland School of Art or while traveling in Europe during his Matzen Fellowship.
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Site model for "Five Nordic Swans Fountain" - alternate side view
Plaster, wood and metal site model.
Architectural drawings for the Henry and Edsel Ford Auditorium include a proposal, c. 1956, for a Tracy W. McGregor Memorial Fountain that incorporates this design; a revised version was proposed for Shain Park…
Architectural drawings for the Henry and Edsel Ford Auditorium include a proposal, c. 1956, for a Tracy W. McGregor Memorial Fountain that incorporates this design; a revised version was proposed for Shain Park…
Site model for "Five Nordic Swans Fountain" - side view
Plaster, wood and metal site model.
Architectural drawings for the Henry and Edsel Ford Auditorium include a proposal, c. 1956, for a Tracy W. McGregor Memorial Fountain that incorporates this design; a revised version was proposed for Shain Park…
Architectural drawings for the Henry and Edsel Ford Auditorium include a proposal, c. 1956, for a Tracy W. McGregor Memorial Fountain that incorporates this design; a revised version was proposed for Shain Park…
Site model for "Five Nordic Swans Fountain" - rear view
Plaster, wood and metal site model.
Architectural drawings for the Henry and Edsel Ford Auditorium include a proposal, c. 1956, for a Tracy W. McGregor Memorial Fountain that incorporates this design; a revised version was proposed for Shain Park…
Architectural drawings for the Henry and Edsel Ford Auditorium include a proposal, c. 1956, for a Tracy W. McGregor Memorial Fountain that incorporates this design; a revised version was proposed for Shain Park…