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Marianne Bjorleman poses with "Flying Wild Geese" at Brookgreen Gardens
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…
Mark Coir unveils the "Henry S. Booth Memorial" at Brookside School
"Henry S. Booth Memorial" at Brookside School, Cranbrook Educational Community.
Henry S. Booth is the son of Cranbrook founders George Gough Booth and Ellen Scripps Booth.
Henry S. Booth is the son of Cranbrook founders George Gough Booth and Ellen Scripps Booth.
Marshall and Rosalind Fredericks admire "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.…
Marshall and Rosalind Fredericks admire a sculpture at MillesgaÌŠrden
Millesgården is an art museum and sculpture garden, located on the island of Lidingö in Stockholm, Sweden. It is located on the grounds of the home of sculptor Carl Milles and his wife, artist Olga Milles, who are both buried there.
Marshall and Rosalind Fredericks and an unidentified woman view the grounds of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation headquarters
On a simple granite pedestal sit two bronze geese as they take off into flight. Beneath their bodies, the tips of swamp rushes bend under the weight of the birds’ wings.
According to the sculptor, waterfowl are a symbol of eternal life and this…
According to the sculptor, waterfowl are a symbol of eternal life and this…
Marshall and Rosalind Fredericks and Fred and Lena Meijer pose with "Nordic Swan and the Ugly Duckling" (Hans Christian Andersen Fountain) at its dedication 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.…
Marshall and Rosalind Fredericks and their daughters pose with "The Lion and Mouse"
This sculpture illustrates the well known Aesop Fable of “The Lion and the Mouse.†Fredericks’ rendition depicts the end of the story in which the tiny mouse returns the king of the jungle’s kindness by saving him from a hunter’s…
Marshall and Rosalind Fredericks and three unidentified men at the Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum during the installation
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,…
Marshall and Rosalind Fredericks arrive at the dedication of "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…
Marshall and Rosalind Fredericks at a private residence during the installation of "The Thinker"
Fredericks created this sculpture at the request of George Gough Booth, the founder of Cranbrook Educational Community, who wanted a “Thinker†for the steps of the Cranbrook Art Museum similar to Auguste Rodin’s renowned Thinker, a cast of…