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Two sections of the plaster mold from "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…
Two stone carvers carving out the rough form of the bear for "The Boy and Bear" from limestone
Stone carvers using plaster model as a guide for carving out the rough form of the bear for "The Boy and Bear" from limestone for Northland Shopping Center in Southfield, Michigan. Designed by Victor Gruen, Northland is one of the world's first…
Two stone carvers cutting out the rough form of the bear for "The Boy and Bear" from limestone with plaster model in foreground
Stone carvers using plaster model as a guide for carving out the rough form of the bear for "The Boy and Bear" from limestone for Northland Shopping Center in Southfield, Michigan. Designed by Victor Gruen, Northland is one of the world's first…
Two unidentified foundry workers pose with the bronze cast of "Wings of the Morning"
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…
Two unidentified men view "Young Knight"
1949, German silver, 30 x 16 1/2 inches, part of War Memorial at Ottawa Hills School, Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Two unidentified workers with "Wings of the Morning" at the foundry
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…
Two visitors kneel in prayer before "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…
Two workers install scaffolding at the State Department Building
Fredericks, the sculpture "represents this age of great interest, exploration and discovery in outer space...[and] the immensity, order and mystery of the universe.â€
The monumental central figure suggests a superhuman mythological being. Seated…
The monumental central figure suggests a superhuman mythological being. Seated…
Two young girls admire "The Expanding Universe Fountain"
This fountain celebrates the nation's first exploration of outer space. According to Fredericks, the sculpture "represents this age of great interest, exploration and discovery in outer space...[and] the immensity, order and mystery of the…
Ugly Duckling from "Nordic Swan and the Ugly Duckling" (Hans Christian Andersen Fountain) in its drained basin 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.…