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Kirk in the Hills Presbyterian Church - side view of bronze full-scale "Wings of the Morning" (Edgar B. Flint Memorial) surrounded by snow
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The flying swans represent the atmosphere of the unfolding morning. Fredericks often used swans in his sculptures to symbolize eternal life. The hand of God enfolds the spirit of man as he takes the wings of the morning. The upward flowing contours…
Knee 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.
Landscape setting of the "Alex Dow Portrait Relief"
Alex Dow was a Scottish-born US engineer. Dow was the plant's first manager and electrical engineer for the city of Detroit.
Dow was appointed water commissioner for the city of Detroit in 1916-1921 and again in 1925-1932. In 1932, he was made the…
Dow was appointed water commissioner for the city of Detroit in 1916-1921 and again in 1925-1932. In 1932, he was made the…
Landscape treatment at the escalator enclosure, Henry and Edsel Ford Auditorium, Detroit Civic Center
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,…
Landscaped area at the center of Barbara Hallman Plaza - future site of "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…
Landscaped area outside of the Royal Oak Public Library - Future site of "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…
Landscaping of the Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum Sculpture Garden
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,…
Laura Davis (Special Assistant to the President/CEO, WKKF); Marshall Fredericks; Ruth Mawby; Rosalind Fredericks and Russell G. Mawby (Chairman Emeritus, WKKF) with "Flying Wild Geese"
Small scale bronze "Flying Wild Geese" presented to Russell G. Mawby, Chairman Emeritus, W.K. Kellogg Foundation.
Layout for "Bronzes by Marshall Fredericks: A Celebration of the Arts," an exhibition of bronzes at First Federal Bank in Detroit
Graphite on tracing paper
18" x 12"
An exhibition of sculptures by Marshall Fredericks at the First Federal Bank in Detroit in 1978. Exhibition included "The Boy and Bear," "Leaping Gazelle," "Lion and Monkey," "Henry Ford," "Saints and Sinners"…
18" x 12"
An exhibition of sculptures by Marshall Fredericks at the First Federal Bank in Detroit in 1978. Exhibition included "The Boy and Bear," "Leaping Gazelle," "Lion and Monkey," "Henry Ford," "Saints and Sinners"…
Layout of photographic exhibition for Kingswood School
Setup for "Photographic Exhibition" at Kingswood School - Cranbrook Educational Community in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan in 1979.