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"Gru and Ega" (Male or Female)
Pencil and watercolor on board, c. 1935.
Painting for a proposed children's book entitled "Gru and Ega: A Story of Evolution".
Painting for a proposed children's book entitled "Gru and Ega: A Story of Evolution".
Study for relief at Henry and Edsel Ford Auditorium - "Harlequin with Concertina"
Conte crayon on board
The Ford Empire relief was located in the Ford Auditorium constructed on the Detroit riverfront as the new home of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra during 1955-1956. Perhaps the most notable feature of the building's interior…
The Ford Empire relief was located in the Ford Auditorium constructed on the Detroit riverfront as the new home of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra during 1955-1956. Perhaps the most notable feature of the building's interior…
Female portrait
Reproduction of female portrait. Original is tempera on board.
Presentation drawing for Veterans Memorial Building
Oil pencil on laid paper mounted on board
16" x 20"
The Victory Eagle on the facade of the Veterans Memorial Building in Detroit is 30 feet high and projects 4½ feet from the wall in high relief. Seven free-standing pylons were originally placed…
16" x 20"
The Victory Eagle on the facade of the Veterans Memorial Building in Detroit is 30 feet high and projects 4½ feet from the wall in high relief. Seven free-standing pylons were originally placed…
Sketches for Sundial Airport Beacon
Graphite and ink on board
8" x 14"
Possibly unrealized.
8" x 14"
Possibly unrealized.
Sketches for "Monument of Musical Composers"
Ink on paper mounted on board
14" x 11"
Possibly unrealized.
14" x 11"
Possibly unrealized.
Study for "Freedom of the Human Spirit"
Graphite on tracing paper mounted on board
11" x 14"
The businessmen backers of the 1964-65 New York World’s Fair aspired to produce an economic boom for the city that would rival the hugely successful New York World’s Fair of 1939-40 that…
11" x 14"
The businessmen backers of the 1964-65 New York World’s Fair aspired to produce an economic boom for the city that would rival the hugely successful New York World’s Fair of 1939-40 that…
Studies for "Childhood," "Formative Years," "The Ford Empire" and "Ford Cars" for the "Henry Ford Memorial"
Ink on paper mounted on board
10" x 8"
The idea to create a memorial honoring Henry Ford took root in 1948 when the Dearborn, Michigan Chamber of Commerce conducted a poll of Dearborn residents and learned that most of the populace favored such a…
10" x 8"
The idea to create a memorial honoring Henry Ford took root in 1948 when the Dearborn, Michigan Chamber of Commerce conducted a poll of Dearborn residents and learned that most of the populace favored such a…
"The Consciousness of Mankind Rising Above the Earth into the Expanding Universe"
Pencil and watercolor on board
20.5" x 30"
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…
20.5" x 30"
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…
Presentation drawing for "Henry Ford Memorial"
Gouache and charcoal on board
24" x 32"
The idea to create a memorial honoring Henry Ford took root in 1948 when the Dearborn, Michigan Chamber of Commerce conducted a poll of Dearborn residents and learned that most of the populace favored such…
24" x 32"
The idea to create a memorial honoring Henry Ford took root in 1948 when the Dearborn, Michigan Chamber of Commerce conducted a poll of Dearborn residents and learned that most of the populace favored such…