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The Ford Empire relief was located in the Ford Auditorium constructed on the Detroit riverfront as the new home of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra during 1955-1956. Perhaps the most notable feature of the building's interior was the expansive,…

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…

Large metal armature for Pterodactyl.

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…

Pair of wings for the Flying Pterodactyls. These are a small scale version. They are stained from the shellac used to seal the plaster.

Clay five pointed star on wood board with steel ball for center of star.

Wood and metal half sphere template. The metal rod is placed in a hole in the center of what is to be the half sphere, and the wood template can be rotated on this axis to shape the half sphere.

Metal rod for Full-Scale clay Lord Byron. This was used for support for the armature and Full-Scale clay model.

Chrome star shaped spray head for the fountain. There is a hole through the spray head and a threaded end for attaching to fountain.

The Ford Empire relief was located in the Ford Auditorium constructed on the Detroit riverfront as the new home of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra during 1955-1956. Perhaps the most notable feature of the building's interior was the expansive,…