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"Persephone" (Bacchante) at Brookgreen Gardens
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In Greek mythology, Persephone was the goddess of spring. Following her abduction to the Underworld by Hades, Persephone’s mother Demeter attempted to rescue her. After discovering Persephone had eaten a pomegranate seed and was therefore unable…
"Rabbit" from "Gazelle Fountain"
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 pedestal, the bronze sculpture sits in a…
"The Gazelle Medal" (Brookgreen Gardens Membership Medal)
Minted in bronze, diameter 3 inches, Brookgreen Gardens, Pawleys Island, South Carolina.
Based on "Leaping Gazelle" in the collection of Brookgreen Gardens.
Face: Inscription, "Brookgreen Gardens, South Carolina," with bas relief of "Leaping…
Based on "Leaping Gazelle" in the collection of Brookgreen Gardens.
Face: Inscription, "Brookgreen Gardens, South Carolina," with bas relief of "Leaping…
"The Thinker" at Brookgreen Gardens
Fredericks created this sculpture at the request of George Gough Booth, the founder of Cranbrook Educational Community, who wanted a “Thinker†for the steps of the Cranbrook Art Museum similar to Auguste Rodin’s renowned Thinker, a cast of…
"Two Bears" at Brookgreen Gardens
In this sculpture, a large brown and small black bear sit back to back in quiet thought. Although in nature these two animals are enemies, Fredericks portrays the two in a gentle humanistic way, stressing tolerance.
Notice the differences in the…
Notice the differences in the…
"Wings of the Morning" at Brookgreen Gardens
The flying swans represent the atmosphere of the unfolding morning. Fredericks often used swans in his sculptures to symbolize eternal life. The hand of God enfolds the spirit of man as he takes the wings of the morning. The upward flowing contours…
"Wings of the Morning" at Brookgreen Gardens - 1989
The flying swans represent the atmosphere of the unfolding morning. Fredericks often used swans in his sculptures to symbolize eternal life. The hand of God enfolds the spirit of man as he takes the wings of the morning. The upward flowing contours…
A man repatinates "Siberian Ram" at Brookgreen Gardens
Fredericks first completed Siberian Ram in 1941, but a 24-inch tall sculpture installed in 1966 at the rose garden of the Henry Ford estate in Dearborn, Michigan is the first documented bronze cast.
Fredericks carved a Siberian Ram in limestone…
Fredericks carved a Siberian Ram in limestone…
An unidentified man poses with "Two Bears" at Brookgreen Gardens
In this sculpture, a large brown and small black bear sit back to back in quiet thought. Although in nature these two animals are enemies, Fredericks portrays the two in a gentle humanistic way, stressing tolerance.
Notice the differences in the…
Notice the differences in the…
An unidentified woman admires "Wings of the Morning" at Brookgreen Gardens
The flying swans represent the atmosphere of the unfolding morning. Fredericks often used swans in his sculptures to symbolize eternal life. The hand of God enfolds the spirit of man as he takes the wings of the morning. The upward flowing contours…