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Pieces of the plaster mold for "Lord Byron" (The Poet)
According to MaryAnn Wilkinson, former curator of modern and contemporary art at The Detroit Institute of Arts, “His last monumental work, Lord Byron, designed in 1938, enlarged by the artist, and cast posthumously in 1998 for the Marshall…
Pilgrims to the shrine kneel in prayer below "Christ on the Cross"
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…
Plaque at the "Cleveland War Memorial: Fountain of Eternal Life"
Plaque reads: The four granite carvings depict the geographical civilizations of Earth.
The bronze sphere symbolizes the superstitions and legends of mankind.
The bronze figure is man rising from the flames and reaching for eternal…
The bronze sphere symbolizes the superstitions and legends of mankind.
The bronze figure is man rising from the flames and reaching for eternal…
Plaque at the base of the cross for "Christ on the Cross"
Plaque at the base of the cross for "Christ on the Cross" at Indian River Catholic Shrine, Indian River, Michigan.
Inscription reads: Christ on the Cross By Marshal M. Fredericks Sculptor c. 1959
Inscription reads: Christ on the Cross By Marshal M. Fredericks Sculptor c. 1959
Plaque at the site of "Freedom of the Human Spirit" in Shain Park
The businessmen backers of the 1964-65 New York World’s Fair aspired to produce an economic boom for the city that would rival the hugely successful New York World’s Fair of 1939-40 that brought more than 44 million visitors to the city. Many of…
Plaque 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…
Plaque for "Leaping Gazelle" at The Gardens
In 1936, Marshall Fredericks entered a national competition to design a memorial honoring Levi L. Barbour for Belle Isle, an island park in Detroit, Michigan. Barbour, a prominent lawyer who had been instrumental in the purchase of the island as a…
Plaque for "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.…
Plaque for "Young Knight"
1949, German silver, 30 x 16 1/2 inches, part of War Memorial at Ottawa Hills School, Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Plasteline "Clown Musicians"
Plasteline model for "Clown Musicians".