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Marshall Fredericks working on the full-scale plaster model of the male 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…
Marshall Fredericks working on the full-scale plaster model of the male figure for "Star Dream Fountain" with the full-scale plasteline model in the background
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…
Marshall Fredericks working on the full-scale plaster model of the torso for "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…
Marshall Fredericks working on the granite carving of "Nordic Civilization" for the "Cleveland War Memorial: Fountain of Eternal Life"
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. …
Marshall Fredericks working on the legs of the plasteline model for God from "God on the Rainbow" (Gud Fader På Himmelsbågan) with the angel plasteline model in the background
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 Fredericks working on the mold for "Communications" for the Ford Rotunda
Plasteline model for one of sixteen fiberglass polyester resin laminate reliefs for the Ford Rotunda, Dearborn, Michigan depicting industries related to the manufacture of automobiles.
The sixteen reliefs won the Gold Medal in Sculpture from the…
The sixteen reliefs won the Gold Medal in Sculpture from the…
Marshall Fredericks working on the plasteline hands for "Youth in the Hands of God"
The façade of the New Dallas Public Library contained an 880-pound, 20 foot high aluminum sculpture by Marshall Fredericks entitled "Youth in the Hands of God." Symbolizing "the hands of God supporting youth reaching for learning through the medium…
Marshall Fredericks working on the plasteline head of the full-scale male 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…
Marshall Fredericks working on the plasteline model for "Acrobat" clown
Marshall Fredericks working on the plasteline model for "Acrobat" clown – one of the “Clowns†in his Royal Oak, Michigan studio.
Marshall Fredericks working on the plasteline model for "Floyd Starr"
1990, bronze, 31 inches. Sculpture is located at Starr Commonwealth in Albion, Michigan.