Westbrook was a friend of Fredericks at the Cleveland School of Art who traveled with him in Europe in 1930-31. Fredericks modeled the portrait in Europe, had it cast in Munich, Bavaria and shipped it back to the U.S. …
Fredericks executed several wood carvings during his early career including this sculpture made during his senior year at the Cleveland School of Art or while traveling in Europe during his Matzen Fellowship.
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The Vice President of General Motors, Chevrolet division commissioned Fredericks to do this full-length portrait of his grandson, Michael Emmet Taylor. When brought to Fredericks’ studio for his portrait sitting,…
In 1936, Fredericks won a National Award Competition to design a fountain for the Levi L. Barbour Memorial, located on Belle Isle, an island park in Detroit, Michigan. Mounted 16 feet high on a granite pedestal, the bronze sculpture sits in a…