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View of the site model for "Five Nordic Swans Fountain"
Plaster, wood and metal site model.
Architectural drawings for the Henry and Edsel Ford Auditorium include a proposal, c. 1956, for a Tracy W. McGregor Memorial Fountain that incorporates this design; a revised version was proposed for Shain Park…
Architectural drawings for the Henry and Edsel Ford Auditorium include a proposal, c. 1956, for a Tracy W. McGregor Memorial Fountain that incorporates this design; a revised version was proposed for Shain Park…
View of the site model for Civic Center Mall A, location of the "Cleveland War Memorial: Fountain of Eternal Life"
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…
View of the six limestone reliefs on the Ohio Union Building at Ohio State University
The six limestone reliefs for the Ohio Union Building, Ohio State University, Columbus.
The Ohio Union reliefs won an Honorable Mention in Sculpture from the Architectural League of New York in 1955.
The Ohio Union reliefs won an Honorable Mention in Sculpture from the Architectural League of New York in 1955.
View of the small-scale bronze model for "Star Dream Fountain" on display at the Royal Oak Public Library
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…
View of the spectators at the installation 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…
View of the stars on the orb for "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…
View of the stars on the orb for "The Expanding Universe Fountain" at the U.S. State Department
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…
View of the studio building in Royal Oak, Michigan
Located on the northwest corner of Normandy and Woodward Avenue in Royal Oak, Michigan, the building served as Fredericks' studio for over 50 years.
View of the support structure inside the plaster model of "Christ on the Cross" at K & M Machine - Fabricating Inc.
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,…
View of the swan from "Nordic Swan and the Ugly Duckling" (Hans Christian Andersen Fountain) beneath an overcast sky
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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.…