Bronze model of a monkey sitting on a lions knee. The lions mane is made of flattened spheres. This is perhaps a model for the Eastland Shopping Center sculpture which became the Lion and the Mouse.
Fredericks sculpted The Lion and Monkey in 1957. He soon changed the sculpture to The Lion and Mouse, thinking it would be easier for children to sit or slide on the lion’s knee.
Plaster model for early inspiration for Lion and Mouse. There is a bronze of this in the main gallery. This is mounted on a wood board tied with a piece of twine to hold it in place.
"The lion and the monkey was Marshall's first attempt and he…
An exhibition of sculptures by Marshall Fredericks at the First Federal Bank in Detroit in 1978. Exhibition included "The Boy and Bear," "Leaping Gazelle," "Lion and Monkey," "Henry Ford," "Saints and Sinners"…
Fredericks sculpted The Lion and Monkey in 1957. He soon changed the sculpture to The Lion and Mouse, thinking it would be easier for children to sit or slide on the lion’s knee.
Fredericks sculpted The Lion and Monkey in 1957. He soon changed the sculpture to The Lion and Mouse, thinking it would be easier for children to sit or slide on the lion’s knee.
The hand of the artist is clearly visible in the workmanship of…
An exhibition of sculptures by Marshall Fredericks at the First Federal Bank in Detroit in 1978. Exhibition included "The Boy and Bear," "Leaping Gazelle," "Lion and Monkey," "Henry Ford," "Saints and Sinners" and "The Spirit of Detroit".
An exhibition of sculptures by Marshall Fredericks at the First Federal Bank in Detroit in 1978. Exhibition included "The Boy and Bear," "Leaping Gazelle," "Lion and Monkey," "Henry Ford," "Saints and Sinners" and "The Spirit of Detroit".