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II.005jpg.jpg
Pencil on yellow drawing paper
5.5" x 8.5"

Sketch for 1938 Radio City Music Hall Competition, New York City featuring two female nude figures in center with raised arms.

II.006.jpg
Graphite on tracing paper
9" x 12"

During the 1950s, Fredericks worked with automobile companies, designing hood ornaments for Chrysler Motors, General Motors Corporation, and Studebaker-Packard Corporation.

II.018.jpg
Graphite and ink on paper
5" x 8"

The erection of The Spirit of Detroit at the City-County Building (now Coleman A. Young Municipal Center) in 1958 marked the formal completion of the structure whose construction began in 1951. Located in front…

II.261.jpg
Graphite on paper
5" x 8"

The erection of The Spirit of Detroit at the City-County Building (now Coleman A. Young Municipal Center) in 1958 marked the formal completion of the structure whose construction began in 1951. Located in front of a…

II.020.jpg
Graphite and ink on typing paper
8.5" x 11"

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…

II.021.jpg
Graphite on perforated sketchbook paper
8.75" x 11.75"

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…

II.023.jpg
Graphite on board
8" x 6.5"

Unidentified sketch of knight, possibly for "Warrior Saint" or "Young Knight".

II.030.jpg
Ink on paper
4" x 6"

The idea to create a memorial honoring Henry Ford took root in 1948 when the Dearborn, Michigan Chamber of Commerce conducted a poll of Dearborn residents and learned that most of the populace favored such a proposal. The…

II.045.jpg
Graphite and ink on paper
3.5" x 6"

Sketches of various unidentified medallions, including Cadillac and Pontiac, Women's Club Exhibition and St. Dunstan's Theatre Guild.

Possibly unrealized.

II.046.jpg
Graphite on paper
3" x 5"

Sketch for Holy Ghost Fathers Mission Seminary in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Verso includes unidentified female figure drawing.
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