Dexter M. Ferry,Jr., Relief, [Bronze]
Dublin Core
Title
Dexter M. Ferry,Jr., Relief, [Bronze]
Subject
Figure sculpture, American--20th century
Description
Bronze portrait relief in wood frame crate. The text on the relief is "Dexter M Ferry Jr Business and Civic Leader Philanthropist and Patron of the Arts".
Creator
Fredericks, Marshall M., 1908-1998
Date
1957
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
35.25" x 36.25" x 2"
Materials
Plaster
Catalog Number
1994.094
Object Location
Storage Room B - T
Provenance
05/26/1994 gifted to MFSM
Notes
From Wiesbaden
Dexter Mason Ferry, Jr. (b. November 22, 1873, Detroit, Michigan - d. 1959, Grosse Pointe, Michigan) was an American politician from Michigan.
He was the son of Dexter and Addie (Miller) Ferry and married Jeannette Hawkins in 1907. The Ferrel resided in both Detroit and Grosse Pointe, Michigan.
Dexter M. Ferry died in 1959, aged 85, and was interred at Woodenware Cemetery, Detroit.
Dexter M. Ferry Elementary School was named after him. The school building still stands on Palmer just south of old Politian. Closed in 2005 after money was spent by the Detroit Board of Education to renovate the school in 2004.
Ferry Cooperative House at Vassar College was named after him. It was built by renowned Bauhaus architect Marcel Breuer and opened in 1951. Many of Ferry's female relatives attended Vassar.
Dexter Mason Ferry, Jr. (b. November 22, 1873, Detroit, Michigan - d. 1959, Grosse Pointe, Michigan) was an American politician from Michigan.
He was the son of Dexter and Addie (Miller) Ferry and married Jeannette Hawkins in 1907. The Ferrel resided in both Detroit and Grosse Pointe, Michigan.
Dexter M. Ferry died in 1959, aged 85, and was interred at Woodenware Cemetery, Detroit.
Dexter M. Ferry Elementary School was named after him. The school building still stands on Palmer just south of old Politian. Closed in 2005 after money was spent by the Detroit Board of Education to renovate the school in 2004.
Ferry Cooperative House at Vassar College was named after him. It was built by renowned Bauhaus architect Marcel Breuer and opened in 1951. Many of Ferry's female relatives attended Vassar.
Files
Citation
Fredericks, Marshall M., 1908-1998, “Dexter M. Ferry,Jr., Relief, [Bronze],” Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum, accessed December 31, 2024, https://omeka.svsu.edu/items/show/5263.