Henry Ford Memorial, Henry Ford, [Plaster]
Dublin Core
Title
Henry Ford Memorial, Henry Ford, [Plaster]
Subject
Figure sculpture, American--20th century
Description
Plaster quarter scale Henry Ford coated in a light brown shellac.
"A statue in memory of Henry Ford, intended for the grounds of the Henry Ford Centenial Library in Dearborn and completed in 1975, presented a quite different problem. A statue on an open sweep of lawn required a background of some sort. The man himself was both an ordinary country-born American and a genius, both an unassuming businessman and a man of pronounced individuality. Fredericks set himself the task of perpetuating exactly what the man was and how he looked. After studying hundreds of photographs, Fredericks created a wholly convincing image--to anyone who has seen the living Henry Ford, this is what he was. To create a background where none was to be found, and to say a little of what made this ordinary man in a business suit into a personality of worldwide fame, he added a dark green marble screen behind the bronze figure, the epic transformation of a rural life--a three dimensional storybook of a memorable life."
"A statue in memory of Henry Ford, intended for the grounds of the Henry Ford Centenial Library in Dearborn and completed in 1975, presented a quite different problem. A statue on an open sweep of lawn required a background of some sort. The man himself was both an ordinary country-born American and a genius, both an unassuming businessman and a man of pronounced individuality. Fredericks set himself the task of perpetuating exactly what the man was and how he looked. After studying hundreds of photographs, Fredericks created a wholly convincing image--to anyone who has seen the living Henry Ford, this is what he was. To create a background where none was to be found, and to say a little of what made this ordinary man in a business suit into a personality of worldwide fame, he added a dark green marble screen behind the bronze figure, the epic transformation of a rural life--a three dimensional storybook of a memorable life."
Creator
Fredericks, Marshall M., 1908-1998
Date
1975
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
25" x 7" x 5"
Materials
Plaster
Catalog Number
2000.255
Object Location
Sculptors Studio
Provenance
11/15/2000 gifted to MFSM
March/April 2003 relocated to Sculptor's Studio
March/April 2003 relocated to Sculptor's Studio
Files
Citation
Fredericks, Marshall M., 1908-1998, “Henry Ford Memorial, Henry Ford, [Plaster],” Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum, accessed April 25, 2024, https://omeka.svsu.edu/items/show/6353.