Plasteline models for "Saints and Sinners" wrapped in plastic

Plasteline models for "Saints and Sinners" wrapped in plastic

Artists' studios--United States.
Bronze sculpture, American--20th century.
Figure sculpture, American--20th century.
Fredericks, Marshall M., 1908-1998
Saints in art.
Sin in art

Fredericks created the thirty-inch tall The Saints and Sinners in 1939 while at Cranbrook.

These seven figures are in the style of jamb statues found in the portals of Gothic cathedrals. Attached to columns, sculptors lengthened these figures with unnatural proportions. Fredericks' figures all conform to this elongated shape and he has amusingly balanced them atop small orbs.

Although they are very similar in style, each one is individualized and possesses distinguishing attributes that in some way identifies them. The theme of this piece seems to parody the Seven Deadly Sins with Christian characters.

Marshall M. Fredericks Papers
Series V, Box 19 Folder 20

1966

Use of this image requires permission from the Marshall M. Fredericks Archives.

V-19-20

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Image

Royal Oak (Mich.)

Color print

3.5" x 5"