Baboon #5, Laughing [Plaster]

Dublin Core

Title

Baboon #5, Laughing [Plaster]

Subject

Animal sculpture--20th century

Description

Baboon #5 (Laughing with plant), 1939
Plaster original
Sketch model for Baboon Fountain for
World's Fair, 1937 38

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall M. Fredericks
1994.023

Creator

Fredericks, Marshall M., 1908-1998

Date

1939

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

13.75" x 6" x 6"

Materials

Plaster

Catalog Number

1994.023

Object Location

Main Exhibit Gallery

Provenance

05/26/1994 gifted to MFSM

Notes

From Jennifer Lentz (Collection Documentation Intern 1991-1992)

Memo dated November 25, 1991:

"Molly showed me a photograph of an early maquette for the Baboon Fountain. Most of the baboons were different than in the final version but some of them had tails hanging straight down the back of the pedestal. The photograph was not dated but it must have been made prior to the sketch models (1937-38) or the full size models at the gallery."

Files

1994.023.jpg

Citation

Fredericks, Marshall M., 1908-1998, “Baboon #5, Laughing [Plaster],” Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum, accessed December 29, 2024, https://omeka.svsu.edu/items/show/5213.