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Graphite on notepad paper
5" x 8"

Unidentified sketches of hand holding a planet. Drawing also includes possible sketch for "Holy Mother and Child" from "Saints and Sinners".

Pencil on yellow drawing paper
8.25" x 5.25"

Fredericks created the thirty-inch tall The Saints and Sinners in 1939 while at Cranbrook.

These seven figures are in the style of jamb statues found in the portals of Gothic cathedrals. Attached to…

Pencil on yellow drawing paper
8.25" x 5.5"

The body language of "Eve" reveals her inner conflict as she gazes down at the bright, shiny apple. "Eve" stands in an unbalanced, almost awkward pose. Her head tilts in a quizzical manner. Her…

Plaster mother mold with inner rubber mold and plaster core. This mold has a wire holding the two mold halves together. Written on the mold is "Mother and Child".

Plaster mother mold with inner rubber mold and plaster core. This mold has a wire holding the two mold halves together. Written on the mold is "Mother and Child".

Plaster mother mold with inner rubber mold and plaster core. This mold has a wire holding the two mold halves together. Written on the mold is "Mother and Child".

Plaster mother mold with inner rubber mold and plaster core. This mold has a wire holding the two mold halves together. Written on the mold is "Mother and Child".

Plaster mother mold with inner rubber mold and plaster core. This mold has two wires holding the two mold halves together. Written on the mold is "Mother and Child".

The Saints and Sinners, 1976
Plaster originals

Holy Mother and Child, 1939
(One of the Saints and Sinners)
1976 Plaster original

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall M. Fredericks
1991.027

In 1976, Fredericks enlarged these figures from the…