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Plasteline model of "Mercury" for Ford Motor Company
The Roman god Mercury was a messenger for the gods and patron of racing and athletes. His special duty was to conduct the souls of the dead to the underworld. In time he also became the Roman god of commerce and merchants. His attributes were…
Plasteline model of "Mercury" for Ford Motor Company - side view
The Roman god Mercury was a messenger for the gods and patron of racing and athletes. His special duty was to conduct the souls of the dead to the underworld. In time he also became the Roman god of commerce and merchants. His attributes were…
Plasteline model of "The Ford Empire" for the "Henry Ford Memorial"
The idea to create a memorial honoring Henry Ford took root in 1948 when the Dearborn, Michigan Chamber of Commerce conducted a poll of Dearborn residents and learned that most of the populace favored such a proposal. The Dearborn Chamber of Commerce…
Plasteline model of an arm 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…
Plasteline model of sphere for "Cleveland War Memorial"
Fredericks working on the plasteline model of the sphere for the base of the central figure for the “Cleveland War Memorial: Fountain of Eternal Lifeâ€.
Plasteline model of sphere for base of central figure of the "Cleveland War Memorial: Fountain of Eternal Life"
Gene Leofanti, Marshall Fredericks and the Committee for the "Cleveland War Memorial" fountain with the plasteline model of the sphere for the base of the central figure for the “Cleveland War Memorial: Fountain of Eternal Life†in Staten Island,…
Plasteline model of sphere for base of the "Cleveland War Memorial: Fountain of Eternal Life"
Plasteline model of the sphere for the base of the central figure for the “Cleveland War Memorial: Fountain of Eternal Lifeâ€.
Plasteline model of the wing, foot and tail for "The Friendly Dragon"
“I did … a dragon; I called it The Friendly Dragon. The architect said he didn't think he would use it because he said the children would be frightened of a dragon. But children love dragons and it's not an ugly dragon, it's a friendly dragon…
Plasteline models for "God on the Rainbow" (Gud Fader På Himmelsbågan) in the greenhouse studio
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…
Plasteline models for "Saints and Sinners"
Fredericks created the thirty-inch tall The Saints and Sinners in 1939 while at Cranbrook.
These seven figures are in the style of jamb statues found in the portals of Gothic cathedrals. Attached to columns, sculptors lengthened these figures…
These seven figures are in the style of jamb statues found in the portals of Gothic cathedrals. Attached to columns, sculptors lengthened these figures…