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Nobuji Yoshida [Bronze]
"Many will recall the "Portrait of A Japanese," a bronze by young Marshall Fredericks which took the first prize for sculpture in the May show at the Cleveland Museum of Art last Spring. The inspiration for the head came from a Japanese student…
Chinese Actress [Bronze]
Portrait of a Chinese Actress, 1933
Bronze, cast 1933
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall M. Fredericks
1994.011
The identity of the "Chinese Actress" is unknown. Fredericks gave the sculpture this title. She is probably someone he met through his…
Bronze, cast 1933
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall M. Fredericks
1994.011
The identity of the "Chinese Actress" is unknown. Fredericks gave the sculpture this title. She is probably someone he met through his…
Henry Ford [Bronze]
Henry Ford
1975
Bronze, one-third scale model
Fredericks' design for the Henry Ford Memorial at the Dearborn Public Library across Michigan Avenue from Ford World Headquarters in Dearborn, Michigan features a full-length portrait of the company…
1975
Bronze, one-third scale model
Fredericks' design for the Henry Ford Memorial at the Dearborn Public Library across Michigan Avenue from Ford World Headquarters in Dearborn, Michigan features a full-length portrait of the company…
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…
Lamb, Siesta [Bronze]
Lambs
Bronze
Fredericks created the clay model for these bronze casts in the 1930's when his work was characterized by more naturalistic treatment of surface textures than during his later years. The sketchy finish of these reclining animals…
Bronze
Fredericks created the clay model for these bronze casts in the 1930's when his work was characterized by more naturalistic treatment of surface textures than during his later years. The sketchy finish of these reclining animals…
Balls for Clowns [Bronze]
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Two extra decorative balls for the three clowns in the sculpture garden. They are threaded and patinated and ready to install if needed.
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…