Marshall Fredericks and assistant Scott Slocum discuss the full-scale plasteline model for "Black Elk: Homage to the Great Spirit"

Dublin Core

Title

Marshall Fredericks and assistant Scott Slocum discuss the full-scale plasteline model for "Black Elk: Homage to the Great Spirit"

Subject

Animal sculpture--20th century.
Artists' studios--United States.
Black Elk, 1863-1950.
Bronze sculpture, American--20th century.
Figure sculpture, American--20th century.
Fredericks, Marshall M., 1908-1998
Slocum, G. Scott

Description

Marshall Fredericks and Scott Slocum with full-scale plasteline model for “Black Elk” at Bloomfield Hills (Greehouse), Michigan studio. Originally created to support the Tower of the Four Winds, Black Elk Neihardt Park, Blair, Nebraska. The Peace Pipe points from the Heart of Man to the Heart of God. Black Elk prays through tears, "Oh, make my people live."

Creator

Barth, Molly

Source

Marshall M. Fredericks Papers
Series V, Box 3, Folder 19

Date

1997

Rights

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

Relation

V-03-19

Format

image/jpeg

Type

Image

Identifier

13

Coverage

Bloomfield Hills (Mich.)

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Black and white print

Physical Dimensions

4" x 6"

Files

Item #378.jpg

Citation

Barth, Molly, “Marshall Fredericks and assistant Scott Slocum discuss the full-scale plasteline model for "Black Elk: Homage to the Great Spirit",” Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum, accessed November 24, 2024, https://omeka.svsu.edu/items/show/378.