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Little boy with axe poses atop redwood timbers for "Christ on the Cross"
In 1946, the archdiocese of Grand Rapids, Michigan opened a new church in the Indian River area of northern Michigan. Although the local congregation consisted of only twelve families, the Diocese recognized the need to service the large number of…
Looking north at the excavated site for the "Cleveland War Memorial: Fountain of Eternal Life"
Looking north at the excavated site for the "Cleveland War Memorial: Fountain of Eternal Life".
Louise Forbes and Lucy Horak admire "Lord Byron" in Marshall Fredericks' Royal Oak studio
Located on the northwest corner of Normandy and Woodward Avenue in Royal Oak, Michigan, the building served as Fredericks' studio for over 50 years.
Lowe half of "Peace Arising from the Flames of War" from 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…
Lower half of armature for "Clowns" with base covered in plasteline
Armature for one of the “Clowns†- includes: "Acrobat", "Circus Clown", "Juggler" and "Lovesick Clown (Pagliacci)".
Lower half of armature for "Clowns" with pipe attached
Armature for one of the “Clowns†- includes: "Acrobat", "Circus Clown", "Juggler" and "Lovesick Clown (Pagliacci)".
Lower half of full-scale plaster model for "Acrobat" clown with hole in base
The plaster model for "Acrobat†– one of the “Clowns†in Marshall Fredericks’ greenhouse studio.
Lower half 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.
Lower half of the angel armature for "God on the Rainbow" (Gud Fader På Himmelsbågan)
Based on a 1946 sketch by Carl Milles for a peace monument intended for the United Nations Building in New York, Fredericks’ enlargement now stands at the entrance to Stockholm Harbor, a project spearheaded by Cilla Jahn, in collaboration with…
Lower half of the bronze "The Spirit of Detroit" at the foundry
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…