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Obscured view of "Christ on the Cross" behind tree branches
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…
Obstructed view of "Flying Wild Geese" at 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…
Ohio Union Building at Ohio State University
The six limestone reliefs for the Ohio Union Building, Ohio State University, Columbus.
The Ohio Union reliefs won an Honorable Mention in Sculpture from the Architectural League of New York in 1955.
The Ohio Union reliefs won an Honorable Mention in Sculpture from the Architectural League of New York in 1955.
Ohio Union Building at Ohio State University with automobiles parked in front of the reliefs
Five of the six limestone reliefs for the Ohio Union Building, Ohio State University, Columbus.
The Ohio Union reliefs won an Honorable Mention in Sculpture from the Architectural League of New York in 1955.
The Ohio Union reliefs won an Honorable Mention in Sculpture from the Architectural League of New York in 1955.
One of the gigantic redwood timbers for "Christ on the Cross"
Cross for "Christ on the Cross" at Indian River Catholic Shrine, Indian River, Michigan. Cross- 55 feet high, 14 tons.
One of the Stations of the Cross at Indian River Catholic Shrine
Indian River Catholic Shrine in Indian River, Michigan.
One of the workers assisting with the installation of the Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum
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,…
One of the workers converses with Marshall Fredericks regarding the installation 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…
One-third scale plaster model of "Freedom of the Human Spirit" in the Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum
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,…
Onlookers converse with a priest as the crane is attached to the corpus for "Christ on the Cross"
Bronze corpus for "Christ on the Cross†for Indian River Catholic Shrine, Indian River, Michigan.