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Close-up of the full-scale plaster corpus for "Christ on the Cross" in the greenhouse studio
Fredericks opened the "Greenhouse" and the "Stable" studio in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan in 1960 as an extension of his Royal Oak studio.
Close-up of the gilt bronze human family from "The Spirit of Detroit"
The erection of The Spirit of Detroit at the City-County Building (now Coleman A. Young Municipal Center) in 1958 marked the formal completion of the structure whose construction began in 1951. Located in front of a white marble wall at the entrance…
Close-up of the granite carving "Nordic Civilization" for the "Cleveland War Memorial: Fountain of Eternal Life" - Memorial Day 1992
The smoothness of the surface and the graceful, curving lines expressed in this full-scale model of Nordic Civilization are highly suggestive of the sea itself.
The large, powerful sea-god Poseidon’s right hand rests upon the body of a shark. …
The large, powerful sea-god Poseidon’s right hand rests upon the body of a shark. …
Close-up of the hands of the plaster model of "Sun Worshipper" in "The Sculpture of Marshall Fredericks: A Tribute" at the Cranbrook Art Museum
"The Sculpture of Marshall Fredericks: A Tribute" at the Cranbrook Art Museum in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan - November 16, 1994-January 29, 1995.
Close-up of the head and torso of the bronze "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 the head from "Flying Pterodactyls" with fish in its mouth
Bronze on granite, 16 feet including base. Located at the Holden Museum of Living Reptiles, Detroit Zoological Institute, Royal Oak, Michigan.
Close-up of the head from the plaster full-scale model for "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 the head of the plaster model of "Christ on the Cross"
Plaster model for "Christ on the Cross" for Indian River Catholic Shrine, Indian River, Michigan.
Close-up of the infrastructure for the "Cleveland War Memorial: Fountain of Eternal Life"
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…
Close-up of the interior of the plaster model of "Christ on the Cross" at K & M Machine - Fabricating Inc.
Mrs. Dorothy (Honey) Arbury studied with Fredericks when she attended Kingswood School at the Cranbrook Educational Community in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, in the 1930s. She met him through her uncle, Alden B. Dow, a prominent architect in Midland,…