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Flying Gulls, 1968
Plaster original

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall M. Fredericks
1991.023

This delicately balanced sculpture is evidence of Fredericks' expertise in design and structural engineering. The openness and verticality of the…

Original sculpture done in 1960 for Holden Museum of Living Reptiles, Detroit Zoological Institute, Royal Oak, Michigan, Charles N. Agree architect. Cast for SVSU in 1986.

Sculpture depicts two pterodactlys in flight while fighting over a fish.…

Pterodactyl, armature, 1958
Metal and wood

These armatures and maquettes illustrate the common working practices of traditional figurative sculptors like Fredericks. He fashioned the armatures from flexible wire and sheet metal to support the…

Large metal armature for Pterodactyl.

Pterodactyl, maquette, 1958
Metal, wood and plaster

These armatures and maquettes illustrate the common working practices of traditional figurative sculptors like Fredericks. He fashioned the armatures from flexible wire and sheet metal to…

Body section, plaster rubber and red wax.

Plaster mold with red rubber and red wax core. Written on mold is "Pterodactyl body I".

Plaster mold with red rubber and red wax core. Written on odd is "Fredericks Pterodactyl II".

Plaster rubber and red wax body section mold for pterodactyls.

Plaster tail from Flying Pterodactyl. Written on the tail is "Bottom Tail" in black.