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Study for "Childhood Friends"
Ink, pencil, pastel and gouache on tracing paper
15.5" x 11.5"
Six foot bronze relief of two children seated against a friendly bear next to a moose. Located on the facade of Jefferson Memorial Elementary School in Wyandotte, Michigan.
15.5" x 11.5"
Six foot bronze relief of two children seated against a friendly bear next to a moose. Located on the facade of Jefferson Memorial Elementary School in Wyandotte, Michigan.
Tags: Childhood Friends, Drawing, Figure Drawing, Goache, Ink, Pastel, Pencil, Tracing Paper, VIII010303
Sketch for "Childhood Friends"
Ink, pastel and pencil on tracing paper
15.5" x 11.5"
Six foot bronze relief of two children seated against a friendly bear next to a moose. Located on the facade of Jefferson Memorial Elementary School in Wyandotte, Michigan.
15.5" x 11.5"
Six foot bronze relief of two children seated against a friendly bear next to a moose. Located on the facade of Jefferson Memorial Elementary School in Wyandotte, Michigan.
Tags: Childhood Friends, Drawing, Figure Drawing, Ink, Pastel, Pencil, Sketch, Tracing Paper, VIII010303
Study for "The Expanding Universe Fountain"
Conté crayon, pencil and gouache on newsprint
14.75" x 18.75"
This fountain celebrates the nation's first exploration of outer space. According to Fredericks, the sculpture "represents this age of great interest, exploration and discovery in…
14.75" x 18.75"
This fountain celebrates the nation's first exploration of outer space. According to Fredericks, the sculpture "represents this age of great interest, exploration and discovery in…
Sketch for "Leaping Gazelle"
Pencil on tracing paper
11.5" x 18"
In 1936, Fredericks won a National Award Competition to design a fountain for the Levi L. Barbour Memorial, located on Belle Isle, an island park in Detroit, Michigan. Mounted 16 feet high on a granite…
11.5" x 18"
In 1936, Fredericks won a National Award Competition to design a fountain for the Levi L. Barbour Memorial, located on Belle Isle, an island park in Detroit, Michigan. Mounted 16 feet high on a granite…
Sketch for "Flying Wild Geese" (Alvan Macauley Memorial)
Pencil on paper
14" x 16.5"
Atop a wooded hill overlooking a small pond in Detroit’s Elmwood Cemetery stands a memorial to the late attorney turned industrialist Alvan Macauley. Commissioned by his wife and son soon after his death in 1952, the…
14" x 16.5"
Atop a wooded hill overlooking a small pond in Detroit’s Elmwood Cemetery stands a memorial to the late attorney turned industrialist Alvan Macauley. Commissioned by his wife and son soon after his death in 1952, the…
Tags: Drawing, Figure Drawing, Flying Wild Geese, Paper, Pencil, VIII010711
Sketch for "Celestial Fountain"
Pencil and ink on tracing paper
11.75" x 18.5"
Fredericks submitted sketch models for "Celestial
Fountain" as a proposal for the 1939 New York World’s Fair. Although not selected for inclusion at the Fair, another Fredericks’ sculpture,…
11.75" x 18.5"
Fredericks submitted sketch models for "Celestial
Fountain" as a proposal for the 1939 New York World’s Fair. Although not selected for inclusion at the Fair, another Fredericks’ sculpture,…
Study for "Eaton War Memorial Eagle"
Pencil on paper
12" x 17.75"
The Eaton Manufacturing Company in Cleveland, Ohio commissioned this memorial in honor of the employees who died in World War II. A marble wall inscribed with the names of those employees who gave their lives for…
12" x 17.75"
The Eaton Manufacturing Company in Cleveland, Ohio commissioned this memorial in honor of the employees who died in World War II. A marble wall inscribed with the names of those employees who gave their lives for…
Tags: Drawing, Eaton War Memorial Eagle, Paper, Pencil, Study, VIII010602
Study for "The Spirit of Detroit"
Pencil on tracing paper
16.5" x 13.75"
The erection of The Spirit of Detroit at the City-County Building (now Coleman A. Young Municipal Center) in 1958 marked the formal completion of the structure whose construction began in 1951. Located in…
16.5" x 13.75"
The erection of The Spirit of Detroit at the City-County Building (now Coleman A. Young Municipal Center) in 1958 marked the formal completion of the structure whose construction began in 1951. Located in…
Study for "The Boy and Bear"
Pencil on tracing paper
9" x 11.75"
The Boy and Bear was commissioned by the J. L. Hudson Company for architect Victor Gruen’s Northland Shopping Center in Southfield, Michigan; at the time, Northland was only the second open-air pedestrian…
9" x 11.75"
The Boy and Bear was commissioned by the J. L. Hudson Company for architect Victor Gruen’s Northland Shopping Center in Southfield, Michigan; at the time, Northland was only the second open-air pedestrian…
Tags: Bear, Boy, Drawing, Figure Drawing, Pencil, The Boy and Bear, Tracing Paper, VIII010215
Sketch for "The Expanding Universe"
Pencil and ink on tracing paper
13.5" x 11"
This fountain celebrates the nation's first exploration of outer space. According to Fredericks, the sculpture "represents this age of great interest, exploration and discovery in outer space...[and]…
13.5" x 11"
This fountain celebrates the nation's first exploration of outer space. According to Fredericks, the sculpture "represents this age of great interest, exploration and discovery in outer space...[and]…