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Close-up of head and arm of "The Expanding Universe Fountain"
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…
Close-up of hoof from plaster model of "Black Elk: Homage to the Great Spirit"
Originally created to support the Tower of the Four Winds, Black Elk Neihardt Park, Blair, Nebraska. The Peace Pipe points from the Heart of Man to the Heart of God. Black Elk prays through tears, "Oh, make my people live."
Close-up of knees of plaster model for "Christ on the Cross"
Plaster model for “Christ on the Cross†which was later installed at the Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum at Saginaw Valley State University.
Close-up of legs of the plaster model for "Christ on the Cross"
Plaster model for “Christ on the Cross†which was later installed at the Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum at Saginaw Valley State University.
Close-up of lower half of plaster model for "Birth of the Atomic Age"
Plaster model for "Birth of the Atomic Age" in Marshall Fredericks' Royal Oak, Michigan studio. The completed sculpture stands at the National Exchange Club in Toledo, Ohio.
Close-up of Marshall Fredericks and assistants piecing together metal sections for "The Ford Empire"
The Ford Empire relief was located in the Ford Auditorium constructed on the Detroit riverfront as the new home of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra during 1955-1956. Perhaps the most notable feature of the building's interior was the expansive,…
Close-up of Marshall Fredericks speaking at the dedication of the "Henry Ford Memorial"
The idea to create a memorial honoring Henry Ford took root in 1948 when the Dearborn, Michigan Chamber of Commerce conducted a poll of Dearborn residents and learned that most of the populace favored such a proposal. The Dearborn Chamber of Commerce…
Close-up of Marshall Fredericks with the plasteline model for "The Family Protected by Healing Herbs"
Inspired by the verse, "The leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nation" (Revelation 22:2), the aluminum relief is located on the facade of William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, Michigan.
It was awarded the Gold Medal in Sculpture by…
It was awarded the Gold Medal in Sculpture by…
Close-up of Marshall Fredericks working on the full-scale plasteline model of the legs for "Christ on the Cross"
Marshall Fredericks with full-scale plasteline model of legs for "Christ on the Cross" for Indian River Catholic Shrine, Indian River, Michigan.
Close-up of Marshall Fredericks working on the plasteline model for "Lord Byron" (The Poet)
According to MaryAnn Wilkinson, former curator of modern and contemporary art at The Detroit Institute of Arts, “His last monumental work, Lord Byron, designed in 1938, enlarged by the artist, and cast posthumously in 1998 for the Marshall…