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A portion of the orbit for "The Expanding Universe Fountain"
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 outer space...[and] the immensity, order and mystery of the…
A portion of the plasteline model for "Acrobat" clown atop a station wagon
The plasteline model for "Acrobat" clown – one of the “Clowns†in outside Marshall Fredericks' Royal Oak, Michigan studio.
A portion of the plasteline model for "Acrobat" clown atop a station wagon
The plasteline model for "Acrobat†– one of the “Clowns†in Marshall Fredericks’ greenhouse studio.
A portion of the plasteline model for "Lord Byron" (The Poet)
According to MaryAnn Wilkinson, former curator of modern and contemporary art at The Detroit Institute of Arts, “His last monumental work, Lord Byron, designed in 1938, enlarged by the artist, and cast posthumously in 1998 for the Marshall…
A portion of the plaster model for "Christ on the Cross"
Mrs. Dorothy (Honey) Arbury studied with Fredericks when she attended Kingswood School at the Cranbrook Educational Community in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, in the 1930s. She met him through her uncle, Alden B. Dow, a prominent architect in Midland,…
A portion of the plaster model for "God on the Rainbow" (Gud Fader På Himmelsbågan) after casting
Based on a 1946 sketch by Carl Milles for a peace monument intended for the United Nations Building in New York, Fredericks’ enlargement now stands at the entrance to Stockholm Harbor, a project spearheaded by Cilla Jahn, in collaboration with…
A portion of the plaster model for the female figure for "Star Dream Fountain"
One of Fredericks' last public works, "Star Dream Fountain" is located in Barbara Hallman Plaza in Royal Oak, Michigan. The sculpture is based on a 1947 preliminary design for the "Cleveland War Memorial". This allegorical work symbolizes man's…
A portion of the plaster mold for "Lord Byron" (The Poet)
According to MaryAnn Wilkinson, former curator of modern and contemporary art at The Detroit Institute of Arts, “His last monumental work, Lord Byron, designed in 1938, enlarged by the artist, and cast posthumously in 1998 for the Marshall…
A portion of the small-scale model for "Acrobat" clown
The plaster model for "Acrobat†– one of the “Clowns†in Marshall Fredericks’ greenhouse studio.
A portion of the tail from "Flying Pterodactyls"
Bronze on granite, 16 feet including base. Located at the Holden Museum of Living Reptiles, Detroit Zoological Institute, Royal Oak, Michigan.