Sketch for "Pious Monk (Saint of the Church)" for "Saints and Sinners"
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Title
Sketch for "Pious Monk (Saint of the Church)" for "Saints and Sinners"
Subject
Drawing, American--20th century.
Figure drawing.
Fredericks, Marshall M., 1908-1998
Saints in art.
Sin in art
Figure drawing.
Fredericks, Marshall M., 1908-1998
Saints in art.
Sin in art
Description
Graphite on tracing paper
11" x 14"
Fredericks created the thirty-inch tall The Saints and Sinners in 1939 while at Cranbrook.
These seven figures are in the style of jamb statues found in the portals of Gothic cathedrals. Attached to columns, sculptors lengthened these figures with unnatural proportions. Fredericks' figures all conform to this elongated shape and he has amusingly balanced them atop small orbs.
Although they are very similar in style, each one is individualized and possesses distinguishing attributes that in some way identifies them. The theme of this piece seems to parody the Seven Deadly Sins with Christian characters.
11" x 14"
Fredericks created the thirty-inch tall The Saints and Sinners in 1939 while at Cranbrook.
These seven figures are in the style of jamb statues found in the portals of Gothic cathedrals. Attached to columns, sculptors lengthened these figures with unnatural proportions. Fredericks' figures all conform to this elongated shape and he has amusingly balanced them atop small orbs.
Although they are very similar in style, each one is individualized and possesses distinguishing attributes that in some way identifies them. The theme of this piece seems to parody the Seven Deadly Sins with Christian characters.
Creator
Fredericks, Marshall M., 1908-1998
Source
Marshall M. Fredericks Papers
Series VIII, Cabinet 2 Drawer 12 Folder 2a
Series VIII, Cabinet 2 Drawer 12 Folder 2a
Date
c. 1939
Rights
Use of this image requires permission from the Marshall M. Fredericks Archives.
Relation
VIII-02-12-02a
Format
image/jpeg
Type
Graphite drawing
Identifier
1998.001.VIII.921
Drawing Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Graphite drawing
Physical Dimensions
11" x 14"
Files
Collection
Citation
Fredericks, Marshall M., 1908-1998, “Sketch for "Pious Monk (Saint of the Church)" for "Saints and Sinners",” Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum, accessed December 22, 2024, https://omeka.svsu.edu/items/show/7321.