Bird Armature, [Plaster, Wire and Wood]
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Title
Bird Armature, [Plaster, Wire and Wood]
Subject
Animal sculpture--20th century
Description
Bird, armature, 1970
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.
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
1970
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
6" x 6" x 7"
Materials
Metal
Wood
Wood
Catalog Number
1994.076
Object Location
Main Exhibit Gallery
Provenance
05/26/1994 gifted to MFSM
Files
Citation
Fredericks, Marshall M., 1908-1998, “Bird Armature, [Plaster, Wire and Wood],” Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum, accessed December 26, 2024, https://omeka.svsu.edu/items/show/5253.