Two Bears, Small Scale, [Bronze]
Dublin Core
Title
Two Bears, Small Scale, [Bronze]
Subject
Animal sculpture--20th century
Description
Two Bears, maquette, 1965
Bronze
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall M. Fredericks
1994.052
Bronze
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall M. Fredericks
1994.052
Creator
Fredericks, Marshall M., 1908-1998
Date
1962
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
15.5" h
Materials
Bronze
Catalog Number
1994.052
Object Location
Main Exhibit Gallery
Provenance
05/26/1994 gifted to MFSM
Notes
From Jennifer Lentz (Collection Documentation Intern 1991-1992)
From a memo dated October 23, 1991:
"In the Kate Bromley Papers she states that in 1954 while she was in Mr. Fredericks' studio she saw a small-scale composition of a mother bear and cub sitting back to back. The first firm date we have for Two Bears is 1964. I asked both Molly and Mr. Fredericks if the composition was created before 1964 and they both said no. I did not mention the reference in the Kate Bromley Papers.
There is a small-scale Two Bears at the Royal Oak Public Library. In their biography file on Fredericks there is a memo that states that Fredericks gave it to the library in 1962. At a later date I asked Mr. Fredericks about this. He said that is was correct. He made the small-scale in 1962 before completing the full-scale in 1964. I asked him if the small-scale was done any earlier than 1962 and he said no."
From a memo dated September 18, 1991:
"RE: Two Bears small-scale at Quarton Elementary School in Birmingham
They have a small-scale bronze dated 1967. There is no plaque but it is titled "Friends Big and Little".
From a memo dated October 23, 1991:
"In the Kate Bromley Papers she states that in 1954 while she was in Mr. Fredericks' studio she saw a small-scale composition of a mother bear and cub sitting back to back. The first firm date we have for Two Bears is 1964. I asked both Molly and Mr. Fredericks if the composition was created before 1964 and they both said no. I did not mention the reference in the Kate Bromley Papers.
There is a small-scale Two Bears at the Royal Oak Public Library. In their biography file on Fredericks there is a memo that states that Fredericks gave it to the library in 1962. At a later date I asked Mr. Fredericks about this. He said that is was correct. He made the small-scale in 1962 before completing the full-scale in 1964. I asked him if the small-scale was done any earlier than 1962 and he said no."
From a memo dated September 18, 1991:
"RE: Two Bears small-scale at Quarton Elementary School in Birmingham
They have a small-scale bronze dated 1967. There is no plaque but it is titled "Friends Big and Little".
Files
Citation
Fredericks, Marshall M., 1908-1998, “Two Bears, Small Scale, [Bronze],” Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum, accessed April 23, 2024, https://omeka.svsu.edu/items/show/5241.