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Original sculpture done in 1960 for Holden Museum of Living Reptiles, Detroit Zoological Institute, Royal Oak, Michigan, Charles N. Agree architect. Cast for SVSU in 1986.

Sculpture depicts two pterodactlys in flight while fighting over a fish.…

Flying Pterodactyl, maquette, 1958
Metal, wood and plaster

These armatures and maquettes illustrate the common working practices of traditional figurative sculptors like Fredericks. He fashioned the armatures from flexible wire and sheet metal…

Pterodactyl, armature, 1958
Metal and wood

These armatures and maquettes illustrate the common working practices of traditional figurative sculptors like Fredericks. He fashioned the armatures from flexible wire and sheet metal to support the…

Pterodactyl, maquette, 1958
Metal, wood and plaster

These armatures and maquettes illustrate the common working practices of traditional figurative sculptors like Fredericks. He fashioned the armatures from flexible wire and sheet metal to…

Large metal armature for Pterodactyl.

Pterodactyl head made of plaster. There are some teeth missing. The piece is stained from the shellac sealer.

Plaster jaw section from Flying Pterodactyls. Some of the teets are missing and broken.

Pterodactyl head made of plaster. There are some teeth missing and broken. The piece is stained from the shellac used to seal the plaster.

Plaster jaw section from Flying Pterodactyls. Some of the teeth are missing and broken.

Plaster Pterodactyl tail from Full-Scale model. Plaster is stained from mold release agent or shellac sealer.