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Study for "Eaton War Memorial Eagle"
Pencil on paper
12" x 17.75"
The Eaton Manufacturing Company in Cleveland, Ohio commissioned this memorial in honor of the employees who died in World War II. A marble wall inscribed with the names of those employees who gave their lives for…
12" x 17.75"
The Eaton Manufacturing Company in Cleveland, Ohio commissioned this memorial in honor of the employees who died in World War II. A marble wall inscribed with the names of those employees who gave their lives for…
Sketch for "Celestial Fountain"
Pencil and ink on tracing paper
11.75" x 18.5"
Fredericks submitted sketch models for "Celestial
Fountain" as a proposal for the 1939 New York World’s Fair. Although not selected for inclusion at the Fair, another Fredericks’ sculpture,…
11.75" x 18.5"
Fredericks submitted sketch models for "Celestial
Fountain" as a proposal for the 1939 New York World’s Fair. Although not selected for inclusion at the Fair, another Fredericks’ sculpture,…
Sketch for "Flying Wild Geese" (Alvan Macauley Memorial)
Pencil on paper
14" x 16.5"
Atop a wooded hill overlooking a small pond in Detroit’s Elmwood Cemetery stands a memorial to the late attorney turned industrialist Alvan Macauley. Commissioned by his wife and son soon after his death in 1952, the…
14" x 16.5"
Atop a wooded hill overlooking a small pond in Detroit’s Elmwood Cemetery stands a memorial to the late attorney turned industrialist Alvan Macauley. Commissioned by his wife and son soon after his death in 1952, the…
Sketch for "Leaping Gazelle"
Pencil on tracing paper
11.5" x 18"
In 1936, Fredericks won a National Award Competition to design a fountain for the Levi L. Barbour Memorial, located on Belle Isle, an island park in Detroit, Michigan. Mounted 16 feet high on a granite…
11.5" x 18"
In 1936, Fredericks won a National Award Competition to design a fountain for the Levi L. Barbour Memorial, located on Belle Isle, an island park in Detroit, Michigan. Mounted 16 feet high on a granite…
Study for "The Expanding Universe Fountain"
Conté crayon, pencil and gouache on newsprint
14.75" x 18.75"
This fountain celebrates the nation's first exploration of outer space. According to Fredericks, the sculpture "represents this age of great interest, exploration and discovery in…
14.75" x 18.75"
This fountain celebrates the nation's first exploration of outer space. According to Fredericks, the sculpture "represents this age of great interest, exploration and discovery in…
Sumerian Coin, Relief, [Plaster]
Two petraglyph like figures adorn this relief. They appear to be drinking from a communal pot. The two figures are seated and there are two star-like objects, one in the sky above the figures heads, and one at the bottom below the figures feet.
Sumerian Coin, Mold, [Plaster]
Two petraglyph like figures adorn this relief. They appear to be drinking from a communal pot. The two figures are seated and there are two star-like objects, one in the sky above the figures heads, and one at the bottom below the figures feet.
Christ on the Cross, Small-Scale, Mold, [Plaster and Rubber]
Three piece mold with two piece rubber mold inside. "Frederick Christ" written on mold. Mold held together with plastic zip ties.
Christ on the Cross, Arm, Mold, [Plaster and Rubber]
Plaster mother mold with inner rubber mold and wax core for Christ on the Cross. Written on mold is "Christ Arm" and the mold is held together with metal wire. There is a bit of red wax residue on the mold's surface.
M.M.F. Family Headstone (Two Birds Relief), Mold, [Plaster and Rubber]
Plaster mold for Two Birds. Yellowish stain is from shellac used to seal the plaster.