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Rear/side view of bronze "Rabbit" at a private residence
Bronze "Rabbit" at a private residence, 1989.
Rear/side view of bronze "Rabbit" at a private residence surrounded by flowers and pumpkins
Bronze "Rabbit" at a private residence, 1989.
Rear/side view of bronze "Wings of the Morning" (Edgar B. Flint Memorial) in Kirk in the Hills Presbyterian Church Columbarium surrounded by snow
-in-kirk-in-the-hills-presbyterian-church-columbarium-surrounded-by-snow_f11aacdc9b.jpg "Rearside view of bronze Wings of the Morning (Edgar B. Flint Memorial) in Kirk in the Hills Presbyterian Church Columbarium surrounded by snow.tif")
The flying swans represent the atmosphere of the unfolding morning. Fredericks often used swans in his sculptures to symbolize eternal life. The hand of God enfolds the spirit of man as he takes the wings of the morning. The upward flowing contours…
Rear/side view of completed "Meditation" armature
"Meditation" was first sculpted by Fredericks in 1937 while teaching at Cranbrook and enlarged in 1995.
Rear/side view of marble "Torso of a Dancer"
After modeling the Torso of a Dancer in about 1934, Fredericks carved it in Belgian black marble for the Cranbrook Art Museum in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. He subsequently used the original plaster model to create several bronze casts.
The nude…
The nude…
Rear/side view of plaster sketch model of "Day" from "Night and Day Fountain"
The Henry J. McMorran Auditorium in Port Huron, Michigan commissioned the Night and Day Fountain as well as a gold anodized aluminum Sculptured Clock for the building. Completed two years before the fountain’s installation, Fredericks conceived…
Rear/side view of small-scale "Leaping Gazelle"
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…
Rear/side view of small-scale plaster model for "Star Dream Fountain" for Barbara Hallman Plaza
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…
Rear/side view of the "Cleveland War Memorial: Fountain of Eternal Life" - 1993
The Fountain, also known as the "Cleveland War Memorial", is composed of a large granite basin set with bronze plaques containing the names of men and women who gave their lives for their country. Located within the basin are four granite carvings…
Rear/side view of the "Cleveland War Memorial: Fountain of Eternal Life" during the day
The Fountain, also known as the "Cleveland War Memorial", is composed of a large granite basin set with bronze plaques containing the names of men and women who gave their lives for their country. Located within the basin are four granite carvings…