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The dedication ceremony 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.…
The dedication of "Star Dream Fountain" in 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…
The dedication of the "John F. Kennedy Memorial"
The John F. Kennedy Macomb Memorial Committee commissioned Fredericks to design this sculpture for the County Building in Mount Clemens, Michigan.
Placed near the site where Kennedy delivered one of his first campaign speeches while running for…
Placed near the site where Kennedy delivered one of his first campaign speeches while running for…
The Deputy Mayor of Detroit and the Mayor of Toyota, Japan pose with the "Levi L. Barbour Memorial Fountain" on Belle Isle
The Mayor of Toyota, Japan visits Detroit, Michigan.
The entrance to the "Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum" prior to opening
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,…
The entrance to the Arbury Fine Arts Center and Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum in shadow
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,…
The entrance to the Marshall M. Sculpture Museum in 1988
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,…
The entrance to William Beaumont Hospital with "The Family Protected by Healing Herbs" against a brick wall
Inspired by the verse, "The leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nation" (Revelation 22:2), the aluminum relief is located on the facade of William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, Michigan.
It was awarded the Gold Medal in Sculpture by…
It was awarded the Gold Medal in Sculpture by…
The exterior of the greenhouse studio
The exterior of Fredericks' greenhouse studio in Bloomfield Hills (Mich.)
The exterior of the Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum prior to the installation of "Youth in the Hands of God"
The façade of the New Dallas Public Library contained an 880-pound, 20 foot high aluminum sculpture by Marshall Fredericks entitled "Youth in the Hands of God." Symbolizing "the hands of God supporting youth reaching for learning through the medium…