Youth in the Hands of God Searching for Knowledge [Aluminum]
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Title
Youth in the Hands of God Searching for Knowledge [Aluminum]
Subject
Figure sculpture, American--20th century
Description
Cast April 26, 1956 by Kristiana FDRY.
This is the only surviving portion of the full-scale plaster original model for YOUTH IN THE HANDS OF GOD, a twenty-foot tall aluminum cast commissioned for the facade of the Dallas Public Library. This fragment is less well preserved than many of the original plasters in the Museum. Note the stained discoloration across the head in general; also the restorations around the eyes, ears, and lips where wet plaster was added and worked about 1987 to regain the original appearance. The complete aluminum cast of the YOUTH IN THE HANDS OF GOD was relocated from Dallas to the Museum in 1993 and is installed on the facade of the Arbury Fine Arts Center.
Sculpture was purchased from Dallas ELM INC. for the price of $20,000 in April 1993.
This is the only surviving portion of the full-scale plaster original model for YOUTH IN THE HANDS OF GOD, a twenty-foot tall aluminum cast commissioned for the facade of the Dallas Public Library. This fragment is less well preserved than many of the original plasters in the Museum. Note the stained discoloration across the head in general; also the restorations around the eyes, ears, and lips where wet plaster was added and worked about 1987 to regain the original appearance. The complete aluminum cast of the YOUTH IN THE HANDS OF GOD was relocated from Dallas to the Museum in 1993 and is installed on the facade of the Arbury Fine Arts Center.
Sculpture was purchased from Dallas ELM INC. for the price of $20,000 in April 1993.
Creator
Fredericks, Marshall M., 1908-1998
Date
1956
Rights
Use of this image requires permission from the Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum
Type
Sculpture
Coverage
University Center (Mich.)
Sculpture Item Type Metadata
Physical Dimensions
192" h
Materials
Aluminum full-scale
Catalog Number
1993.004
Object Location
Sculpture Garden
Provenance
1956-1993 Dallas Public Library, Dallas, TX
04/30/1993-Present SVSU
04/30/1993-Present SVSU
Files
Citation
Fredericks, Marshall M., 1908-1998, “Youth in the Hands of God Searching for Knowledge [Aluminum],” Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum, accessed April 20, 2024, https://omeka.svsu.edu/items/show/5194.