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.

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

Files

1993.004.jpg

Citation

Fredericks, Marshall M., 1908-1998, “Youth in the Hands of God Searching for Knowledge [Aluminum],” Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum, accessed December 22, 2024, https://omeka.svsu.edu/items/show/5194.