Princess and the Unicorn, Armature, [Metal]

Dublin Core

Title

Princess and the Unicorn, Armature, [Metal]

Subject

Animal sculpture--20th century
Figure sculpture, American--20th century

Description

The Princess and the Unicorn, armature, 1975
Metal and wood

These armatures and maquettes illustrate the common working practices of traditional figurative sculptors like Fredericks. He fashioned the armatures from flexible wire and sheet metal to support the clay he would then model over those forms. The maquettes are small studies for larger works. He modeled the two pterodactyl maquettes directly in wet plaster rather than using clay. Typically, the next step would be to create larger sketches, studies, scale and/or full size models in clay, then to make molds to cast the models in plaster. Finally he would use those plaster models as patterns for stone carving or to make molds for casts in bronze or aluminum.

Creator

Fredericks, Marshall M., 1908-1998

Date

1975

Rights

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

Type

Armature

Coverage

University Center (Mich.)

Armature Item Type Metadata

Physical Dimensions

26.25" h

Materials

Metal
Wood

Catalog Number

1994.074

Object Location

Main Exhibit Gallery

Provenance

05/26/1994 gifted to MFSM

Notes

From Jennifer Lentz (Collection Documentation Intern 1991-1992)
Memo dated November 4, 1991

"RE: The Princess and the Unicorn

While doing inventory at Mr. Fredericks' studio I noticed that they date this sculpture to c. 1965. Our armature is dated to 1975. I asked Mr. Fredericks about this and he said they are slightly different compositions."

Files

1994.074.jpg

Citation

Fredericks, Marshall M., 1908-1998, “Princess and the Unicorn, Armature, [Metal],” Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum, accessed March 29, 2024, https://omeka.svsu.edu/items/show/5251.