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Graphite on typing paper
6" x 5.25"

Inscription for unidentified sculpture, possibly "Cleveland War Memorial: Fountain of Eternal Life".

Inscription reads: "IN THE HEARTS OF ALL MANKIND IS THE ETERNAL HOPE FOR A UNIVERSAL PEACE"

Graphite and ink on tracing paper attached to perforated steno pad paper
5.75" x 9"

Possible sketch for "Daniel in the Lions Den". Possibly unrealized.

Pencil on yellow drawing paper
5.5" x 8.5"

Sketches for relief with hens and rooster, possibly for 1939 National Products Competition.

Ink on paper
5" x 6.75"

Originally created to support the Tower of the Four Winds, Black Elk Neihardt Park, Blair, Nebraska. The Peace Pipe points from the Heart of Man to the Heart of God. Black Elk prays through tears, "Oh, make my people…

Pencil on yellow drawing paper
5.5" x 8.5"

Fredericks designed this series for a national products competition in 1939 in hopes that they would be placed on a government building in Washington DC, but the building was never built. The series…

Ink on typing paper
8.5" x 3.5"

Sketch for "Daniel and the Lions Den". Possibly unrealized.

Ink on card stock
4.75" x 2.5"

Sketch for "Daniel in the Lions Den". Possibly unrealized.

Graphite on paper
5" x 6.5"

Sketch for "Essence of Man," possible sketch for "Strong Man".

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…

Ink on paper
6" x 3"

The Henry J. McMorran Auditorium in Port Huron, Michigan commissioned the Night and Day Fountain as well as a gold anodized aluminum Sculptured Clock for the building. Completed two years before the fountain’s installation,…