Photostatic copy of sketch for "Cleveland War Memorial: Fountain of Eternal Life"
Cleveland (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc. Drawing, American--20th century. Figure drawing. Fredericks, Marshall M., 1908-1998
Photostat 14" x 18" The Fountain, also known as the "Cleveland War Memorial", is composed of a large granite basin set with bronze plaques containing the names of men and women who gave their lives for their country. Located within the basin are four granite carvings depicting the great civilizations of the earth: Nordic, Eastern, Southern and Western cultures. Centered within is the 10 Â½ foot sculptured bronze sphere representing the Universe as man has imagined it. Its design contains symbols of Eternal Life and Spirit derived from ancient myths. The bronze central figure towers 43 feet above the basin. This figure expresses the main theme of the Fountain: the spirit of mankind rising out of the flames of war and the destructive elements of life, reaching and ascending to a new understanding of life. The Fountain took nineteen years to complete and is located at the Civic Center Mall A in Cleveland, Ohio.
Marshall M. Fredericks Papers Series VIII, Cabinet 1 Drawer 4 Folder 1
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Photostatic copy of sketch for "Freedom of the Human Spirit"
Drawing, American--20th century. Figure drawing. Fredericks, Marshall M., 1908-1998 New York World's Fair (1964-1965)
Photostat 17" x 22" The businessmen backers of the 1964-65 New York Worldâ€™s Fair aspired to produce an economic boom for the city that would rival the hugely successful New York Worldâ€™s Fair of 1939-40 that brought more than 44 million visitors to the city. Many of these planners, kids during the â€™39-40 Fair, hoped that the experience would be as memorable for their children and families has it had been for them. Dedicated to â€œManâ€™s Achievement on a Shrinking Globe in an Expanding Universe,â€ the Fairâ€™s theme was â€œPeace through Understanding.â€ The Fairâ€™s Sculpture Committee requested that Marshall Fredericks submit a proposal for a sculpture to be included at the event. Fredericks submitted several sketches and the Committee selected a sketch of two figures with swans. Originally the figures in the sketch had wings, but the review panel requested that Fredericks remove them in the final sculpture. According to the artist, the sculpture â€œdepicts human figures as if soaring in migratory flights with huge swans, an ancient symbol of eternal life.â€ One of four major sculptures at the Fair, the sculpture stood in the Court of States at the entrance of the U S Government Pavilion. This marked the second time Fredericks contributed a sculpture to a New York Worldâ€™s Fair, as he previously exhibited a fountain at the 1939 Fair. The Freedom of the Human Spirit still stands at its original location in Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Queens borough. In 1983, Fredericks donated the design for this sculpture to his adopted hometown of Birmingham, Michigan in honor of the cityâ€™s fiftieth anniversary. Erected in Shain Park, the city financed the sculpture through generous donations from over one thousand individuals and corporations. In 2009, the city of Birmingham renovated the park and relocated the sculpture to an area in the center of the park. A small-scale casting of Freedom of the Human Spirit also serves as the annual Communications Award for the International Center for the Disabled (ICD), an organization of which Fredericks was a longtime benefactor.
Marshall M. Fredericks Papers Series VIII, Cabinet 1 Drawer 10 Folder 4
Photostat 16.75" x 22" The businessmen backers of the 1964-65 New York Worldâ€™s Fair aspired to produce an economic boom for the city that would rival the hugely successful New York Worldâ€™s Fair of 1939-40 that brought more than 44 million visitors to the city. Many of these planners, kids during the â€™39-40 Fair, hoped that the experience would be as memorable for their children and families has it had been for them. Dedicated to â€œManâ€™s Achievement on a Shrinking Globe in an Expanding Universe,â€ the Fairâ€™s theme was â€œPeace through Understanding.â€ The Fairâ€™s Sculpture Committee requested that Marshall Fredericks submit a proposal for a sculpture to be included at the event. Fredericks submitted several sketches and the Committee selected a sketch of two figures with swans. Originally the figures in the sketch had wings, but the review panel requested that Fredericks remove them in the final sculpture. According to the artist, the sculpture â€œdepicts human figures as if soaring in migratory flights with huge swans, an ancient symbol of eternal life.â€ One of four major sculptures at the Fair, the sculpture stood in the Court of States at the entrance of the U S Government Pavilion. This marked the second time Fredericks contributed a sculpture to a New York Worldâ€™s Fair, as he previously exhibited a fountain at the 1939 Fair. The Freedom of the Human Spirit still stands at its original location in Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Queens borough. In 1983, Fredericks donated the design for this sculpture to his adopted hometown of Birmingham, Michigan in honor of the cityâ€™s fiftieth anniversary. Erected in Shain Park, the city financed the sculpture through generous donations from over one thousand individuals and corporations. In 2009, the city of Birmingham renovated the park and relocated the sculpture to an area in the center of the park. A small-scale casting of Freedom of the Human Spirit also serves as the annual Communications Award for the International Center for the Disabled (ICD), an organization of which Fredericks was a longtime benefactor.
Photostatic copy of sketch for "Oakland County Sesqui-Centennial Coin"
Drawing, American--20th century. Fredericks, Marshall M., 1908-1998
Photostat 9" x 9.5" Small coin made of bronze with Indian on the obverse and the words "Sesqui-Centennial 1820-1970" The reverse has an oak tree with the words "County of Oakland Michigan"
Marshall M. Fredericks Papers Series VIII, Cabinet 2 Drawer 8 Folder 1
Photostatic copy of sketch for "Rebild American Independence Day Medal"
Drawing, American--20th century. Fredericks, Marshall M., 1908-1998 Rebild Nationalpark (Denmark)
Photostat 12.75" x 12.5" Obverse: Danish crest and eagle with stars and text " Tilegnet Den Danske Og Amerikanske Befolkning Til Evigt Vensksb". Reverse: Log cabin and Abraham Lincoln portrait on bottom with text "Rebild National Park Society INC Commemoration American Independence Day".
Marshall M. Fredericks Papers Series VIII, Cabinet 2 Drawer 11 Folder 2
Oil pencil on photostat 20.75" x 20.75" Obverse: Danish crest and eagle with stars and text " Tilegnet Den Danske Og Amerikanske Befolkning Til Evigt Vensksb". Reverse: Log cabin and Abraham Lincoln portrait on bottom with text "Rebild National Park Society INC Commemoration American Independence Day".
Photostat 20.75" x 20.75" Obverse: Danish crest and eagle with stars and text " Tilegnet Den Danske Og Amerikanske Befolkning Til Evigt Vensksb". Reverse: Log cabin and Abraham Lincoln portrait on bottom with text "Rebild National Park Society INC Commemoration American Independence Day".
Photostatic copy of sketch for "The Expanding Universe"
Drawing, American--20th century. Figure drawing. Fredericks, Marshall M., 1908-1998 Harry S. Truman Federal Building (Washington, D.C.)
Photostat 25" x 16.5" This fountain celebrates the nation's first exploration of outer space. According to Fredericks, the sculpture "represents this age of great interest, exploration and discovery in outer space...[and] the immensity, order and mystery of the universe.â€ The monumental central figure suggests a superhuman mythological being. Seated upon a ten-foot sphere, covered in a pattern of bright-star constellations, the figure holds two planets that he is sending off into space. The dynamic spiral orbit-form swirling around the sphere represents the speed and perpetual motion of space. Play of the water from numerous star-shaped sprays increases the feeling of movement. The full-scale casting of this sculpture is located in the South Court of the United States State Department Building in Washington, D.C. The fountain is also known as: "Man and the Expanding Universe"
Marshall M. Fredericks Papers Series VIII, Cabinet 1 Drawer 6 Folder 6