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Christina Saikus creates a clay model of a frog for her school project on Marshall Fredericks

Graphite and ink on steno pad paper
6" x 9"

Sketches for "The Friendly Frog" and "The Friendly Dragon".

Also includes sketches of whales and playground equipment.

Ink on paper
8.5" x 11"

Fredericks designed this large friendly appearing frog as a children’s slide. The original cast of this sculpture was located at the Hudson wing of the Genesee Valley Shopping Center in Flint, Michigan for 16 years where…

Ink on paper
8.5" x 11"

Fredericks designed this large friendly appearing frog as a children’s slide. The original cast of this sculpture was located at the Hudson wing of the Genesee Valley Shopping Center in Flint, Michigan for 16 years where…

Graphite and ink on paper
5" x 8"

Fredericks designed this large friendly appearing frog as a children’s slide. The original cast of this sculpture was located at the Hudson wing of the Genesee Valley Shopping Center in Flint, Michigan for 16…

Plaster mold, two sections, banded, blue silicone mold inside and thin plaster layer on inside of silicone mold. Written on the mold is "Frog" on both pieces of mold. Mold held together with plastic zip ties.

Plaster sections for the full-scale Friendly Frog.

Seven fiberglass mold sections that make up the full-scale Friendly Frog and the eye mold.

Small plaster painted white frog. The word "Frog" is written on the bottom of the frog in black marker.

Friendly Frog, 1970
Plaster original

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall M. Fredericks
1991.048

Fredericks designed this large, friendly, appealing sculpture as a children's slide. The original cast of this sculpture was located at the Hudson…