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Graphite on paper mounted on board
6" x 11"

Photostatic copy of sketch for large fountain, never enlarged to full-scale. Small-scale bronze located at Starr Commonwealth in Albion, Michigan.

Conté crayon and graphite on photostat
6.75" x 9.25"

Photostatic copy of sketch for large fountain, never enlarged to full-scale. Small-scale bronze located at Starr Commonwealth in Albion, Michigan.

1965, small-scale plaster model for large fountain, 26 1/2 inches, never enlarged to full-scale.

Mrs. Dorothy (Honey) Arbury studied with Fredericks when she attended Kingswood School at the Cranbrook Educational Community in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, in the 1930s. She met him through her uncle, Alden B. Dow, a prominent architect in Midland,…

Placed on top of a Narwhal horn, or tooth is this plaster model of the Princess and the Unicorn. The Narwhal tusk is actually a tooth from the Narwhal, a type of whale related to the Beluga, and used for breaking up ice and/or attracting mates. The…

The Princess and the Unicorn, armature, 1975
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…

There are 9 small parts in a box that make up part of the Princess and Unicorn. The box lists 2 parts the top and bottom of the piece which may make up the bulk of the sculpture. What remains in the box are appendages and small parts.

- Base…

The Princess and the Unicorn, 1985
Miniature
Silver and gold with emeralds

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall M. Fredericks
1994.034

Plaster mother mold with inner rubber mold and wax core. Written on mold is "Unicorn" Mold is bound with a plastic zip tie.

Plaster mother mold with inner rubber mold and wax core. Written on mold is "Unicorn" Mold is bound with a plastic zip tie.