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Marshall Fredericks works on the plasteline head for the female figure for "Star Dream Fountain" in the studio
One of Fredericks' last public works, "Star Dream Fountain" is located in Barbara Hallman Plaza in Royal Oak, Michigan. The sculpture is based on a 1947 preliminary design for the "Cleveland War Memorial". This allegorical work symbolizes man's…
"The Family Protected by Healing Herbs" - plasteline model
Inspired by the verse, "The leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nation" (Revelation 22:2), the aluminum relief is located on the facade of William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, Michigan.
It was awarded the Gold Medal in Sculpture by…
It was awarded the Gold Medal in Sculpture by…
Close-up of Marshall Fredericks and assistants piecing together metal sections for "The Ford Empire"
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,…
Close-up of Marshall Fredericks with the plasteline model for "The Family Protected by Healing Herbs"
Inspired by the verse, "The leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nation" (Revelation 22:2), the aluminum relief is located on the facade of William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, Michigan.
It was awarded the Gold Medal in Sculpture by…
It was awarded the Gold Medal in Sculpture by…
Close-up of Marshall Fredericks working on the full-scale plasteline model of the legs for "Christ on the Cross"
Marshall Fredericks with full-scale plasteline model of legs for "Christ on the Cross" for Indian River Catholic Shrine, Indian River, Michigan.
Close-up of Marshall Fredericks working on the plasteline model for "Lord Byron" (The Poet)
According to MaryAnn Wilkinson, former curator of modern and contemporary art at The Detroit Institute of Arts, “His last monumental work, Lord Byron, designed in 1938, enlarged by the artist, and cast posthumously in 1998 for the Marshall…
Close-up view of Marshall Fredericks working on an unidentified relief in his Royal Oak studio
Located on the northwest corner of Normandy and Woodward Avenue in Royal Oak, Michigan, the building served as Fredericks' studio for over 50 years.
Fredericks sculpting the quarter scale plasteline model for the central figure of the "Cleveland War Memorial: Fountain of Eternal Life"
Fredericks working on “Peace Arising from the Flames of War,†central figure for the “Cleveland War Memorial: Fountain of Eternal Life†– quarter scale plasteline model, 12 ½ feet.
Final selection for central figure, surrounded by…
Final selection for central figure, surrounded by…
Fredericks working on the full-scale plasteline model for "The Expanding Universe Fountain"
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] the immensity, order and mystery of the…
Fredericks working on the sphere for the base of the central figure for "Cleveland War Memorial"
Fredericks working on the plasteline model of the sphere for the base of the central figure for the “Cleveland War Memorial: Fountain of Eternal Lifeâ€.