Sketch for "Motion in Nature" for the Ohio Bureau of Employment Services and Ohio Department of Transportation

Sketch for "Motion in Nature" for the Ohio Bureau of Employment Services and Ohio Department of Transportation

Drawing, American--20th century.
Fredericks, Marshall M., 1908-1998
Ohio Bureau of Employment Services.
Ohio. Dept. of Transportation.

Graphite on tracing paper
11.75" x 9"

Fredericks designed these reliefs for the Ohio Bureau of Employment and Ohio Department of Transportation in Columbus, Ohio.

The architect of the building, Frederick H. Hobbs, Jr. described the project in this manner:

“The Director of Public Works and the officials of both departments felt that the sculptural expression should be clear and uncomplicated, that the viewer should need no interpreter. Mr. Fredericks has, therefore, brought his talents to a simple and lively expression which becomes as much literature as art. Each of the four compositions tells a story. In the Bureau of Unemployment Compensation lobby [Industry and Employment Activities] describes the work or industrial life of the State (Ohio). [Recreational Activities] tells a story in the form of the “good life,” the joys of nature, and of recreation. The Highway Building has a related but different story to tell. [Motion in Nature] expresses the movement in nature and from each element of it, young people will take great enjoyment. Transportation by Man expresses movement in man and shows the evolution of transportation from primitive beasts of burden to the modern expressway.”

Fredericks, Marshall M., 1908-1998

Marshall M. Fredericks Papers
Series VIII, Cabinet 2 Drawer 9 Folder 1

c. 1965

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

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Graphite drawing

1998.001.VIII.1237

Graphite drawing

11.75" x 9"