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Close-up of the tile in the fountain basin 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 torso armature for the female figure for "Star Dream Fountain"
One of Fredericks' last public works, "Star Dream Fountain" is located in Barbara Hallman Plaza in Royal Oak, Michigan. The sculpture is based on a 1947 preliminary design for the "Cleveland War Memorial". This allegorical work symbolizes man's…
Close-up of the ugly duckling for "Nordic Swan and the Ugly Duckling" (Hans Christian Andersen Fountain) in Skælskør, Denmark
This sculpture represents Fredericks' interpretation of Hans Christian Andersen's popular story, The Ugly Duckling. Unlike Fredericks' portrayals of other literary subjects, this sculpture illustrates not one moment in the story, but two.…
Close-up of the ugly duckling from "Nordic Swan and the Ugly Duckling" (Hans Christian Andersen Fountain) in Heritage Park
This sculpture represents Fredericks' interpretation of Hans Christian Andersen's popular story, The Ugly Duckling. Unlike Fredericks' portrayals of other literary subjects, this sculpture illustrates not one moment in the story, but two.…
Close-up of the wing of "Flying Wild Geese" at a private residence
Atop a wooded hill overlooking a small pond in Detroit’s Elmwood Cemetery stands a memorial to the late attorney turned industrialist Alvan Macauley. Commissioned by his wife and son soon after his death in 1952, the sculpture reflects Macauley’s…
Close-up of the wrapped corpus for "Christ on the Cross" with Marshall Fredericks' address attached
Bronze corpus for "Christ on the Cross†for Indian River Catholic Shrine, Indian River, Michigan.
Close-up of torso for the plaster model of "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 upper half of plaster model for "Birth of the Atomic Age" - side view
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 upper half of the plaster model for "Birth of the Atomic Age" - front view
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 view of upper half of "Christ on the Christ"
Considered by Fredericks to be “his greatest challenge,†the figure of Christ took him four years to complete. Funded by contributions from over 10,000 summer visitors to the shrine, the twenty-eight foot corpus symbolizes a Christ on the cross…