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Sketch for "Birmingham War Memorial (Eagle and Nimbus) (Great Seal of the United States Relief)"
Graphite on steno pad paper
6" x 9"
Originally located at Seaholm High School in Birmingham, Michigan, the memorial was donated to the city by the Birmingham Rotary Club shortly after World War II. It currently resides at Veterans Memorial City…
6" x 9"
Originally located at Seaholm High School in Birmingham, Michigan, the memorial was donated to the city by the Birmingham Rotary Club shortly after World War II. It currently resides at Veterans Memorial City…
Sketch for "Birth of the Atomic Age"
Graphite on steno pad paper
6" x 9"
Aluminum sculpture set in a marble and granite fountain at the National Exchange Club in Toledo, Ohio.
6" x 9"
Aluminum sculpture set in a marble and granite fountain at the National Exchange Club in Toledo, Ohio.
Sketch for "Birth of the Atomic Age"
Ink on steno pad paper
6" x 12.5"
Aluminum sculpture set in a marble and granite fountain at the National Exchange Club in Toledo, Ohio.
6" x 12.5"
Aluminum sculpture set in a marble and granite fountain at the National Exchange Club in Toledo, Ohio.
Sketch for "Clowns"
Pencil on steno pad paper
9" x 5.75"
Although the first clowns date back to ancient times, the descendants of modern clowns were the traveling minstrels of the Middle Ages. They wore brightly colored costumes with ruffled collars and bells, plus…
9" x 5.75"
Although the first clowns date back to ancient times, the descendants of modern clowns were the traveling minstrels of the Middle Ages. They wore brightly colored costumes with ruffled collars and bells, plus…
Sketch for "Lion and Monkey"
Pencil on steno pad paper
9" x 5.75"
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 Lion and Monkey does…
9" x 5.75"
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 Lion and Monkey does…
Sketch for "The Friendly Dragon"
Pencil and ink on steno pad paper
8.75" x 5.5"
“I did … a dragon; I called it The Friendly Dragon. The architect said he didn't think he would use it because he said the children would be frightened of a dragon. But children love dragons and…
8.75" x 5.5"
“I did … a dragon; I called it The Friendly Dragon. The architect said he didn't think he would use it because he said the children would be frightened of a dragon. But children love dragons and…
Sketch for "The Spirit of Detroit"
Graphite on steno pad paper
6" x 5"
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 front…
6" x 5"
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 front…
Sketch for Veterans Memorial Building
Graphite on steno pad paper
6" x 8.75"
The Victory Eagle on the facade of the Veterans Memorial Building in Detroit is 30 feet high and projects 4½ feet from the wall in high relief. Seven free-standing pylons were originally placed in front of…
6" x 8.75"
The Victory Eagle on the facade of the Veterans Memorial Building in Detroit is 30 feet high and projects 4½ feet from the wall in high relief. Seven free-standing pylons were originally placed in front of…
Sketch for Veterans Memorial Building
Graphite on steno pad paper
6" x 8.75"
The Victory Eagle on the facade of the Veterans Memorial Building in Detroit is 30 feet high and projects 4½ feet from the wall in high relief. Seven free-standing pylons were originally placed in front of…
6" x 8.75"
The Victory Eagle on the facade of the Veterans Memorial Building in Detroit is 30 feet high and projects 4½ feet from the wall in high relief. Seven free-standing pylons were originally placed in front of…
Sketches for "God on the Rainbow (Gud Fader På Himmelsbågan)"
Ink on steno pad paper
5" x 7"
Based on a 1946 sketch by Carl Milles for a peace monument intended for the United Nations Building in New York, Fredericks’ enlargement now stands at the entrance to Stockholm Harbor, a project spearheaded by…
5" x 7"
Based on a 1946 sketch by Carl Milles for a peace monument intended for the United Nations Building in New York, Fredericks’ enlargement now stands at the entrance to Stockholm Harbor, a project spearheaded by…