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Presentation drawing for Star Dream Fountain.jpg
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…

1998_001_VIII_454.jpg
Graphite and pastel on board
30" x 20"

Possibly unrealized.

1998_001_VIII_212.jpg
Conté crayon on board
27.75" x 20"

The Ford Empire relief was located in the Ford Auditorium constructed on the Detroit riverfront as the new home of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra during 1955-1956. Perhaps the most notable feature of the…

1998_001_VIII_213.jpg
Conté crayon on board
28" x 20"

The Ford Empire relief was located in the Ford Auditorium constructed on the Detroit riverfront as the new home of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra during 1955-1956. Perhaps the most notable feature of the…

Item #6249.jpg
Pencil and conté crayon on board
23" x 30.5"

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.…

1998_001_VIII_314.jpg
Gouache, graphite and oil pencil on board
24.75" x 19.5"

Tracy W. McGregor (1869-1936) was a civic leader, educator, and philanthropist with a particular interest in community health and the plight of the poor. He was instrumental in establishing…

1998_001_VIII_274.jpg
Gouache and pastel on board
28" x 20"

Presentation drawing of fireballs and comets for hood ornaments. During the 1950s, Fredericks worked with automobile companies, designing hood ornaments for Chrysler Motors, General Motors Corporation, and…

1998_001_VIII_152.jpg
Colored pencil, enamel paint, and graphite on board
20" x 15"

Presentation drawing for Detroit Library Proposal. Possibly unrealized.

1998_001_VIII_156.jpg
Colored pencil, enamel paint, graphite and ink on board
29.5" x 18"

Presentation drawing for Detroit Library Proposal. Possibly unrealized.

1998_001_VIII_273.jpg
Gouache and pastel on board
28" x 20"

During the 1950s, Fredericks worked with automobile companies, designing hood ornaments for Chrysler Motors, General Motors Corporation, and Studebaker-Packard Corporation.
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