511 10 8302 https://omeka2.svsu.edu/files/original/1991083a_ac382afccc.jpg 9078656666d67f88ad4d52c0faefd31d Omeka Image File The metadata element set that was included in the `files_images` table in previous versions of Omeka. These elements are common to all image files. Bit Depth 8 Channels 3 Height 768 Width 469 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum Objects Collection Sculpture Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image. 28" x 13.5" Materials Plaster Catalog Number 1991.086 Object Location Location of object in collection. Main Exhibit Gallery Provenance 1989 March, 22 Gift to Museum and SVSU Board of Control Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cotton Pickers [Plaster] Subject The topic of the resource Figure sculpture, American--20th century Description An account of the resource COTTON PICKERS, 1956 Plaster original Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall M. Fredericks 1991.086 A series of four reliefs: Old Man River-River God, Old Man River-River God alternative, French Explorer, and Cotton Pickers. These were created for a competition for a commission of a government building in Louisiana. The themes of the sculptures are derived from the history of the location: Mississippi River, French settlers in that area of the country, and a cotton growing state. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Fredericks, Marshall M., 1908-1998 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1956 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Use of this image requires permission from the Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum Type The nature or genre of the resource Sculpture Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant University Center (Mich.) Cotton Pickers Figure igure Sculpture Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum Model Plaster Plaster Model Relief https://omeka2.svsu.edu/files/original/1991087-1991-090_c85627d18b.jpg 770a42df2694dc46174371a047874ece Omeka Image File The metadata element set that was included in the `files_images` table in previous versions of Omeka. These elements are common to all image files. Bit Depth 8 Channels 3 Height 425 Width 1024 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum Objects Collection Sculpture Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image. 27" x 51" Materials Plaster Catalog Number 1991.087 1991.088 1991.089 1991.090 Object Location Location of object in collection. Main Exhibit Gallery Provenance 1989 March, 22 Gift to Museum and SVSU Board of Control Notes From Jennifer Lentz (Collection Documentation Intern 1991-1992) Memo dated August 7, 1991 "RE: Henry Ford Memorial at the Henry Ford Centennial Library They had limited information regarding the memorial at the library but a reference librarian suggested contacting Ford Motor Company's Archives, (313) 271-1620. Marcy Jefferson from the Henry Ford Estate suggested contacting the Dearborn Historical Society of Dr. Van D. Mericas of Dearborn who was mentioned in an article obtained from the library from the Dearborn Guide Newspapers, June 12, 1975. The library is on the south side of Michigan Avenue just east of M 39." From Jennifer Lentz (Collection Documentation Intern 1991-1992) Memo dated April 3, 1992: "RE: Henry Ford Memorial, Dearborn Molly gave me some additional information from her notes. The foundry that cast the figure and the reliefs was the Mengel Art Foundry in Detroit. The Verde Antique marble came from Vermont Marble Company in Proctor, Vermont. In 1948 the people of Dearborn formed the Henry Ford Statue Committee to gather funds for a memorial for Henry Ford however fund raising didn't get off the ground. In 1968 there were new plans for a memorial and by 1975 the funds were raised. Thus it was funded by small contributions from local people and Mr. Fredericks contributed most of his services. There is a book at the Henry Ford Centennial Library which lists all the donors. Mr. Fredericks also designed a commemorative medallion commissioned by Manufacturers Bank to be given out at the dedication of the memorial. There are three quotes on the back of the Verde Antique marble wall by Henry Ford. "Education is the greatest force of civilization." "I deeply admire the men who founded this country and I think we ought to know more about them and how they lived and force and courage they had." "work is the natural thing to do." From Jennifer Lentz (Collection Documentation Intern 1991-1992) Memo dated March 6, 1992: "RE: Henry Ford Memorial at the Henry Ford Centennial Library in Dearborn I called the Industrial Archives to see if they have any correspondence regarding the memorial. The woman I spoke to said if there was any correspondence it would be there but it would be nearly impossible to find. It sounded like she was the only person working there and most of the records are not catalogued." Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Henry Ford Memorial, historical reliefs [Plaster] Subject The topic of the resource Figure sculpture, American--20th century Animal sculpture--20th century Description An account of the resource Henry Ford Memorial, historical reliefs, 1975 Childhood, upper left relief Plaster original The Ford Empire, upper right relief Plaster original Formative Years, lower left relief Plaster original Ford Cars, lower right relief Plaster original The following description was prepared by Fredericks at the time of the installation of the sculpture and reliefs: "The Henry Ford Memorial is in front of the new Henry Ford Centennial Library, across Michigan Avenue from the Ford World Headquarters in Dearborn. The four bronze reliefs flanking the over life size figure of Mr. Ford are intended to tell the story of his life. Inasmuch as most people will never read a book or even an article about Mr. Ford, they can learn a great deal about him (without effort) through these sculptures. The upper left relief depicts him during his childhood. It shows the farm activities in which he participated, including an anvil, as he was an expert blacksmith; early school life including McGuffy's Readers which he loved; the actual school house he attended, school desks, bell, etc. The great steam road engine he first saw and which inspired him to be a mechanic, with him running beside it, with a farm wagon and horses rearing up in fright; and he, as a youth, doing his watch repairing. The lower left depicts him as a young man, timbering and cutting lumber. Henry and his wife, Clara, riding in the sleigh he made. The "Square House" he built by hand; the famous steam engine he operated; and Henry and Clara bicycling. The lower right relief shows many of the vehicles Mr. Ford created including the first tractor; his first car with him driving; the famous model "T"; the first truck; his first commercial car; and two of his famous racing cars including "Old 99" with himself at the wheel and his friend Barney Oldfield assisting. The upper right shows most of the buildings historically important to the Ford Empire, including his first little workshop and the Ford World Headquarters. Also, depicted are many of the Ford products such as cars, planes, trains, and the Great Lakes freighters." Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Fredericks, Marshall M., 1908-1998 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1975 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Use of this image requires permission from the Marshall M. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum Objects Collection Sculpture Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image. 24" x 29" Materials Plaster and paint Catalog Number 1991.091 Object Location Location of object in collection. Main Exhibit Gallery Provenance 1989 March, 22 Gift to Museum and SVSU Board of Control Notes From Jennifer Lentz (Collection Documentation Intern 1991-1992) Memo dated April 3, 1992: "RE: Spirit of Kentucky The reliefs on the Louisville Courier-Journal Building were cast at the Roman Bronze Works, Inc. in Corona New York. They are mounted on Veined Ebony Black granite. Mr. Fredericks said the following about the reliefs. 'I hoped to make this something you would not just look at one time and dismiss. I wanted it to be something that the children would be able to understand and enjoy and see something different about it each time they saw it again.'" MF archives: Marshall was contacted by Donald Oenslager of New York, design consultant for the new Louisville Courier Building, regarding this commission. Mr. Oenslager had been asked to approach Carl Milles about doing the sculptural reliefs for this building entrance. Mr. Oenslager states in a letter to Marshall dated July 29, 1946: "They suggested I approach your Father-Superior, Karl Milles, about sculptural work for the building. This I have done hoping, with you in the back of my mind, that his fee might be too expensive and that he might be too occupied. That is the case and I have proposed to the owners that I get in touch with (you) about designing and executing the sculptural decorations of the main entrance of the building. The owners and publishers of the papers are very much in favor of my proposal and I am writing to you to inquire whether their project might interest you." He continues "For subject matter the clients seem inclined toward the representation of a number of scenes and episodes from the history of the state of Kentucky." Barry Bingham was the owner of the new Courier-Journal building and former ambassador to London's son and a young and progressive editor who has a very deep interest in the contemporary arts. He corresponds frequently and cordially with Marshall on the design of his relief sculpture. Marshall did take on this commission for the sum of $10,000 which was paid to him in three payments of $3333.33. His intent for the project was for "children to be able to understand and enjoy and see something different about it each time they saw it again." MF, Sculptor: The main entrance to the building of the Louisville Courier-Journal presented another kind of problem-to embody the spirit and the history of a state in visual form. The building was a not unusual downtown business structure, having an entrance in the form of a shallow rectangular recess. Fredericks took as the subject for its enrichment the history of the region, in which the Courier-Journal is the one great newspaper. Kentucky, one of the earliest states to be settled by the tide of western migration, has a store of memories: the pioneer settlers, the great rivers with their picturesque side-wheelers, its farms and blooded horses. The tall space over the door was a difficulty which was solved by grouping these memories in bronze low reliefs, arranged as if free-flowing on a polished black granite background, as they might present themselves in the imagination-a pioneer family with the animals in the forest; riverboats and giant catfish; tobacco and sheep; thoroughbred horses. These free-form reliefs, completed in 1948, were a skillful solution to the problem of an awkwardly shaped wall area. Molly Barth copy: On this wall are fragments of the scale-models for The Spirit of Kentucky relief which was made to go above the entrance of the "Louisville Courier Journal" newspaper building in Louisville, Kentucky. The bronze sculpture in Louisville is 16 feet x 16 feet square. These vignettes of life in Kentucky float on the. The newspaper commissioned Fredericks to do this. It was dedicated in 1947. They wanted to tell a little bit about Kentucky so that students or children coming to see how a newspaper was made they could look and see a little bit of their state history as they were walking into the building or as they were walking along the sidewalk. The two fragments we are missing are the thoroughbred horses and the tobacco industry. On the left are two raccoons with their dinner that they caught. In the middle is the giant catfish with the paddlewheels. On the right is the pioneer family with the woodland animals. Down below, again, are the giant catfish and the paddlewheels. Those two on the right are just the quarter-scale models. The other two, the raccoons the larger catfish and the paddlewheels are the full-size plaster models. They are the same size as the bronze casts now located on the facade of the building. There you've got the giant catfish and the paddlewheels, but up above in the tree limbs, are Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer looking down on the paddlewheels. These were cast in bronze. When Fredericks was commissioned to do this, the newspaper invited him and Mrs. Fredericks to come to tour their state, so that he could experience first-hand what Kentucky was like. He did and he came up with some very nice aspects, of liking Kentucky, the spirit of Kentucky. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Raccoons [Plaster] Subject The topic of the resource Animal sculpture--20th century Description An account of the resource RACCOONS, full-size model, 1948 Plaster original painted green Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall M. Fredericks 1991.091 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Fredericks, Marshall M., 1908-1998 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1948 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Use of this image requires permission from the Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum Type The nature or genre of the resource Sculpture Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant University Center (Mich.) Relation A related resource <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/marshallfredericks/6350700643/in/set-72157628015891879" target="_blank">Spirit of Kentucky, Louisville, KY</a> Animal Animal Sculpture Bronze Bronze Sculpture Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum Raccoons Relief Sculpture Spirit of Kentucky https://omeka2.svsu.edu/files/original/1991092_8f90909041.jpg 5c3c8206de4d7cf4f6d8ddaefc049c47 Omeka Image File The metadata element set that was included in the `files_images` table in previous versions of Omeka. These elements are common to all image files. Bit Depth 8 Channels 3 Height 448 Width 1024 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum Objects Collection Sculpture Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image. 46" x 60" Materials Plaster and paint Catalog Number 1991.092 Object Location Location of object in collection. Main Exhibit Gallery Provenance 1989 March, 22 Gift to Museum and SVSU Board of Control Notes From Jennifer Lentz (Collection Documentation Intern 1991-1992) Memo dated April 3, 1992: "RE: Spirit of Kentucky The reliefs on the Louisville Courier-Journal Building were cast at the Roman Bronze Works, Inc. in Corona New York. They are mounted on Veined Ebony Black granite. Mr. Fredericks said the following about the reliefs. 'I hoped to make this something you would not just look at one time and dismiss. I wanted it to be something that the children would be able to understand and enjoy and see something different about it each time they saw it again.'" MF archives: Marshall was contacted by Donald Oenslager of New York, design consultant for the new Louisville Courier Building, regarding this commission. Mr. Oenslager had been asked to approach Carl Milles about doing the sculptural reliefs for this building entrance. Mr. Oenslager states in a letter to Marshall dated July 29, 1946: "They suggested I approach your Father-Superior, Karl Milles, about sculptural work for the building. This I have done hoping, with you in the back of my mind, that his fee might be too expensive and that he might be too occupied. That is the case and I have proposed to the owners that I get in touch with (you) about designing and executing the sculptural decorations of the main entrance of the building. The owners and publishers of the papers are very much in favor of my proposal and I am writing to you to inquire whether their project might interest you." He continues "For subject matter the clients seem inclined toward the representation of a number of scenes and episodes from the history of the state of Kentucky." Barry Bingham was the owner of the new Courier-Journal building and former ambassador to London's son and a young and progressive editor who has a very deep interest in the contemporary arts. He corresponds frequently and cordially with Marshall on the design of his relief sculpture. Marshall did take on this commission for the sum of $10,000 which was paid to him in three payments of $3333.33. His intent for the project was for "children to be able to understand and enjoy and see something different about it each time they saw it again." MF, Sculptor: The main entrance to the building of the Louisville Courier-Journal presented another kind of problem-to embody the spirit and the history of a state in visual form. The building was a not unusual downtown business structure, having an entrance in the form of a shallow rectangular recess. Fredericks took as the subject for its enrichment the history of the region, in which the Courier-Journal is the one great newspaper. Kentucky, one of the earliest states to be settled by the tide of western migration, has a store of memories: the pioneer settlers, the great rivers with their picturesque side-wheelers, its farms and blooded horses. The tall space over the door was a difficulty which was solved by grouping these memories in bronze low reliefs, arranged as if free-flowing on a polished black granite background, as they might present themselves in the imagination-a pioneer family with the animals in the forest; riverboats and giant catfish; tobacco and sheep; thoroughbred horses. These free-form reliefs, completed in 1948, were a skillful solution to the problem of an awkwardly shaped wall area. Molly Barth copy: On this wall are fragments of the scale-models for The Spirit of Kentucky relief which was made to go above the entrance of the "Louisville Courier Journal" newspaper building in Louisville, Kentucky. The bronze sculpture in Louisville is 16 feet x 16 feet square. These vignettes of life in Kentucky float on the. The newspaper commissioned Fredericks to do this. It was dedicated in 1947. They wanted to tell a little bit about Kentucky so that students or children coming to see how a newspaper was made they could look and see a little bit of their state history as they were walking into the building or as they were walking along the sidewalk. The two fragments we are missing are the thoroughbred horses and the tobacco industry. On the left are two raccoons with their dinner that they caught. In the middle is the giant catfish with the paddlewheels. On the right is the pioneer family with the woodland animals. Down below, again, are the giant catfish and the paddlewheels. Those two on the right are just the quarter-scale models. The other two, the raccoons the larger catfish and the paddlewheels are the full-size plaster models. They are the same size as the bronze casts now located on the facade of the building. There you've got the giant catfish and the paddlewheels, but up above in the tree limbs, are Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer looking down on the paddlewheels. These were cast in bronze. When Fredericks was commissioned to do this, the newspaper invited him and Mrs. Fredericks to come to tour their state, so that he could experience first-hand what Kentucky was like. He did and he came up with some very nice aspects, of liking Kentucky, the spirit of Kentucky. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource River Boats and Giant Catfish [Plaster] Subject The topic of the resource Animal sculpture--20th century Description An account of the resource RIVER BOATS AND GIANT CATFISH, full-size model, 1948 Plaster original painted green Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall M. Fredericks 1991.092 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Fredericks, Marshall M., 1908-1998 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1947 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Use of this image requires permission from the Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum Type The nature or genre of the resource Sculpture Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant University Center (Mich.) Relation A related resource <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/marshallfredericks/6350700643/in/set-72157628015891879" target="_blank">Spirit of Kentucky, Louisville, KY</a> Animal Animal Sculpture Bronze Bronze Sculpture Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum Relief Riverboats and Giant Catfish Sculpture Spirit of Kentucky https://omeka2.svsu.edu/files/original/001_1991093_16dcb906bf.jpg 16c46e499b7e3c2c4fd3cc50c9faf621 Omeka Image File The metadata element set that was included in the `files_images` table in previous versions of Omeka. These elements are common to all image files. Bit Depth 8 Channels 3 Height 768 Width 660 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum Objects Collection Sculpture Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image. 22" x 36" Materials Plaster and paint Catalog Number 1991.093 Object Location Location of object in collection. Main Exhibit Gallery Provenance 1989 March, 22 Gift to Museum and SVSU Board of Control Notes From Jennifer Lentz (Collection Documentation Intern 1991-1992) Memo dated April 3, 1992: "RE: Spirit of Kentucky The reliefs on the Louisville Courier-Journal Building were cast at the Roman Bronze Works, Inc. in Corona New York. They are mounted on Veined Ebony Black granite. Mr. Fredericks said the following about the reliefs. 'I hoped to make this something you would not just look at one time and dismiss. I wanted it to be something that the children would be able to understand and enjoy and see something different about it each time they saw it again.'" MF archives: Marshall was contacted by Donald Oenslager of New York, design consultant for the new Louisville Courier Building, regarding this commission. Mr. Oenslager had been asked to approach Carl Milles about doing the sculptural reliefs for this building entrance. Mr. Oenslager states in a letter to Marshall dated July 29, 1946: "They suggested I approach your Father-Superior, Karl Milles, about sculptural work for the building. This I have done hoping, with you in the back of my mind, that his fee might be too expensive and that he might be too occupied. That is the case and I have proposed to the owners that I get in touch with (you) about designing and executing the sculptural decorations of the main entrance of the building. The owners and publishers of the papers are very much in favor of my proposal and I am writing to you to inquire whether their project might interest you." He continues "For subject matter the clients seem inclined toward the representation of a number of scenes and episodes from the history of the state of Kentucky." Barry Bingham was the owner of the new Courier-Journal building and former ambassador to London's son and a young and progressive editor who has a very deep interest in the contemporary arts. He corresponds frequently and cordially with Marshall on the design of his relief sculpture. Marshall did take on this commission for the sum of $10,000 which was paid to him in three payments of $3333.33. His intent for the project was for "children to be able to understand and enjoy and see something different about it each time they saw it again." MF, Sculptor: The main entrance to the building of the Louisville Courier-Journal presented another kind of problem-to embody the spirit and the history of a state in visual form. The building was a not unusual downtown business structure, having an entrance in the form of a shallow rectangular recess. Fredericks took as the subject for its enrichment the history of the region, in which the Courier-Journal is the one great newspaper. Kentucky, one of the earliest states to be settled by the tide of western migration, has a store of memories: the pioneer settlers, the great rivers with their picturesque side-wheelers, its farms and blooded horses. The tall space over the door was a difficulty which was solved by grouping these memories in bronze low reliefs, arranged as if free-flowing on a polished black granite background, as they might present themselves in the imagination-a pioneer family with the animals in the forest; riverboats and giant catfish; tobacco and sheep; thoroughbred horses. These free-form reliefs, completed in 1948, were a skillful solution to the problem of an awkwardly shaped wall area. Molly Barth copy: On this wall are fragments of the scale-models for The Spirit of Kentucky relief which was made to go above the entrance of the "Louisville Courier Journal" newspaper building in Louisville, Kentucky. The bronze sculpture in Louisville is 16 feet x 16 feet square. These vignettes of life in Kentucky float on the. The newspaper commissioned Fredericks to do this. It was dedicated in 1947. They wanted to tell a little bit about Kentucky so that students or children coming to see how a newspaper was made they could look and see a little bit of their state history as they were walking into the building or as they were walking along the sidewalk. The two fragments we are missing are the thoroughbred horses and the tobacco industry. On the left are two raccoons with their dinner that they caught. In the middle is the giant catfish with the paddlewheels. On the right is the pioneer family with the woodland animals. Down below, again, are the giant catfish and the paddlewheels. Those two on the right are just the quarter-scale models. The other two, the raccoons the larger catfish and the paddlewheels are the full-size plaster models. They are the same size as the bronze casts now located on the facade of the building. There you've got the giant catfish and the paddlewheels, but up above in the tree limbs, are Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer looking down on the paddlewheels. These were cast in bronze. When Fredericks was commissioned to do this, the newspaper invited him and Mrs. Fredericks to come to tour their state, so that he could experience first-hand what Kentucky was like. He did and he came up with some very nice aspects, of liking Kentucky, the spirit of Kentucky. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Pioneer Family and Animals of the Region [Plaster] Subject The topic of the resource Animal sculpture--20th century Description An account of the resource PIONEER FAMILY AND ANIMALS OF THE REGION quarter-scale model, 1948 Plaster original painted green Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall M. Fredericks 1991.093 This segment was not used in the completed sculpture for the Louisville Courier-Journal because it relates more to the State of Missouri, than the State of Kentucky. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Fredericks, Marshall M., 1908-1998 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1947 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Use of this image requires permission from the Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum Type The nature or genre of the resource Sculpture Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant University Center (Mich.) Relation A related resource <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/marshallfredericks/6350700643/in/set-72157628015891879" target="_blank">Spirit of Kentucky, Louisville, KY</a> Animal Animal Sculpture Bronze Bronze Sculpture Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum Pioneer Family and Animals of the Region Relief Sculpture Spirit of Kentucky https://omeka2.svsu.edu/files/original/001_1991093_ad91b7148a.jpg 16c46e499b7e3c2c4fd3cc50c9faf621 Omeka Image File The metadata element set that was included in the `files_images` table in previous versions of Omeka. These elements are common to all image files. Bit Depth 8 Channels 3 Height 768 Width 660 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum Objects Collection Sculpture Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image. 17" x 17" Materials Plaster and paint Catalog Number 1991.094 Object Location Location of object in collection. Main Exhibit Gallery Provenance 1988 March, 24 Gift to Museum and SVSU Board of Control Notes From Jennifer Lentz (Collection Documentation Intern 1991-1992) Memo dated April 3, 1992: "RE: Spirit of Kentucky The reliefs on the Louisville Courier-Journal Building were cast at the Roman Bronze Works, Inc. in Corona New York. They are mounted on Veined Ebony Black granite. Mr. Fredericks said the following about the reliefs. 'I hoped to make this something you would not just look at one time and dismiss. I wanted it to be something that the children would be able to understand and enjoy and see something different about it each time they saw it again.'" MF archives: Marshall was contacted by Donald Oenslager of New York, design consultant for the new Louisville Courier Building, regarding this commission. Mr. Oenslager had been asked to approach Carl Milles about doing the sculptural reliefs for this building entrance. Mr. Oenslager states in a letter to Marshall dated July 29, 1946: "They suggested I approach your Father-Superior, Karl Milles, about sculptural work for the building. This I have done hoping, with you in the back of my mind, that his fee might be too expensive and that he might be too occupied. That is the case and I have proposed to the owners that I get in touch with (you) about designing and executing the sculptural decorations of the main entrance of the building. The owners and publishers of the papers are very much in favor of my proposal and I am writing to you to inquire whether their project might interest you." He continues "For subject matter the clients seem inclined toward the representation of a number of scenes and episodes from the history of the state of Kentucky." Barry Bingham was the owner of the new Courier-Journal building and former ambassador to London's son and a young and progressive editor who has a very deep interest in the contemporary arts. He corresponds frequently and cordially with Marshall on the design of his relief sculpture. Marshall did take on this commission for the sum of $10,000 which was paid to him in three payments of $3333.33. His intent for the project was for "children to be able to understand and enjoy and see something different about it each time they saw it again." MF, Sculptor: The main entrance to the building of the Louisville Courier-Journal presented another kind of problem-to embody the spirit and the history of a state in visual form. The building was a not unusual downtown business structure, having an entrance in the form of a shallow rectangular recess. Fredericks took as the subject for its enrichment the history of the region, in which the Courier-Journal is the one great newspaper. Kentucky, one of the earliest states to be settled by the tide of western migration, has a store of memories: the pioneer settlers, the great rivers with their picturesque side-wheelers, its farms and blooded horses. The tall space over the door was a difficulty which was solved by grouping these memories in bronze low reliefs, arranged as if free-flowing on a polished black granite background, as they might present themselves in the imagination-a pioneer family with the animals in the forest; riverboats and giant catfish; tobacco and sheep; thoroughbred horses. These free-form reliefs, completed in 1948, were a skillful solution to the problem of an awkwardly shaped wall area. Molly Barth copy: On this wall are fragments of the scale-models for The Spirit of Kentucky relief which was made to go above the entrance of the "Louisville Courier Journal" newspaper building in Louisville, Kentucky. The bronze sculpture in Louisville is 16 feet x 16 feet square. These vignettes of life in Kentucky float on the. The newspaper commissioned Fredericks to do this. It was dedicated in 1947. They wanted to tell a little bit about Kentucky so that students or children coming to see how a newspaper was made they could look and see a little bit of their state history as they were walking into the building or as they were walking along the sidewalk. The two fragments we are missing are the thoroughbred horses and the tobacco industry. On the left are two raccoons with their dinner that they caught. In the middle is the giant catfish with the paddlewheels. On the right is the pioneer family with the woodland animals. Down below, again, are the giant catfish and the paddlewheels. Those two on the right are just the quarter-scale models. The other two, the raccoons the larger catfish and the paddlewheels are the full-size plaster models. They are the same size as the bronze casts now located on the facade of the building. There you've got the giant catfish and the paddlewheels, but up above in the tree limbs, are Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer looking down on the paddlewheels. These were cast in bronze. When Fredericks was commissioned to do this, the newspaper invited him and Mrs. Fredericks to come to tour their state, so that he could experience first-hand what Kentucky was like. He did and he came up with some very nice aspects, of liking Kentucky, the spirit of Kentucky. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer Observing the River Boats and Giant Catfish [Plaster] Subject The topic of the resource Animal sculpture--20th century Description An account of the resource HUCKLEBERRY FINN AND TOM SAWYER OBSERVING THE RIVER BOATS AND GIANT CATFISH, quarter-scale model, 1948 Plaster original painted green Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall M. Fredericks 1991.094 This segment was not used in the completed sculpture for the Louisville Courier-Journal because it relates more to the State of Missouri, than the State of Kentucky. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Fredericks, Marshall M., 1908-1998 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1947 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Use of this image requires permission from the Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum Type The nature or genre of the resource Sculpture Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant University Center (Mich.) Relation A related resource <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/marshallfredericks/6350700643/in/set-72157628015891879" target="_blank">Spirit of Kentucky, Louisville, KY</a> Animal Animal Sculpture Bronze Bronze Sculpture Figure Figure sculpture Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer Observing the River Boats and Giant Catfish Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum Sculpture Spirit of Kentucky https://omeka2.svsu.edu/files/original/1991095_ae60435d80.jpg 5fbedecfe97123dd2a19013ce53b6f44 Omeka Image File The metadata element set that was included in the `files_images` table in previous versions of Omeka. These elements are common to all image files. Bit Depth 8 Channels 3 Height 918 Width 1024 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum Objects Collection Sculpture Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image. 36" x 35" Materials Plaster Catalog Number 1991.095 Object Location Location of object in collection. Main Exhibit Gallery Provenance 1989 March, 22 Gift to Museum and SVSU Board of Control Notes From Jennifer Lentz (Collection Documentation Intern 1991-1992) Memo dated April 22, 1992: "RE: Eaton War Memorial Eagle Molly gave me the following information about this work. It honors 113 employees of the Eaton Corporation killed in World War II. The dedication date was September 9, 1949. The dedication was broadcast to about 7200 employees in 12 Eaton plants simultaneously. Fredericks also designed a portrait relief of the founder of the company, Joseph O. Eaton. There is a cast of it in the lobby of the Cleveland office which is the general office. Memorial medallions were presented to the next of kin. In 1949 Eaton was ranked as one of the five largest manufacturers of automobile parts in the world. Today I went to the Eaton office in Saginaw to photograph the memorial. It is cast in bronze and is the same size as the plaster original in the gallery. It is mounted on a granite wall and below the relief several names are engraved in the granite. I assume these are the individuals from the Saginaw plant who died in World War II. MF, Sculptor copy: The Eaton War Memorial Free-form reliefs in metal upon a contrasting stone background, as seen in the Louisville doorway, were a favorite device of Fredericks's to enrich the flat planes and austere surfaces of twentieth-century architecture. He used it in a variety of places to express a variety of themes. The War Memorial for the Eaton Manufacturing Corporation of Cleveland, Ohio, is an instance of its use in an interior space, where the sculpture and the list of names are to be seen at close range and the scale is necessarily small. In other instances it is used on a very large scale. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Eaton War Memorial Eagle [Plaster] Subject The topic of the resource Animal sculpture--20th century Description An account of the resource EATON WAR MEMORIAL EAGLE, 1948 Plaster original Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall M. Fredericks 1991.095 This memorial was commissioned in honor of the employees of the Eaton Manufacturing Corporation who died in World War II. This bronze relief was mounted on a marble wall in which was inscribed the names of those employees who gave their lives for their country. This eagle is the most prominent element. Typical of Fredericks style, the details of the eagle's body and feathers are simplified with a slight suggestion of detail. The face and obverse of the medallion are visible in the relief. In its talons it grasps an olive branch and arrows signifying a capacity for both peace and war. On the obverse of the medallion in front of the eagle, the inscription is encircled with a laurel branch on the left and an oak branch on the right. These signify victory and strength. Fredericks also designed a medallion for the Eaton Manufacturing Corporation which can be viewed on page 219 of the book Marshall M. Fredericks, Sculptor. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Fredericks, Marshall M., 1908-1998 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1947 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Use of this image requires permission from the Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum Type The nature or genre of the resource Sculpture Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant University Center (Mich.) Eaton War Memorial Eagle Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum Model Plaster Plaster Model Relief https://omeka2.svsu.edu/files/original/1991096_4d3c398089.jpg cf47212d8d5dc70aeaa02abbcdfbe9d9 Omeka Image File The metadata element set that was included in the `files_images` table in previous versions of Omeka. These elements are common to all image files. Bit Depth 8 Channels 3 Height 768 Width 752 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum Objects Collection Sculpture Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image. 23" dia Materials Plaster Catalog Number 1991.096 Object Location Location of object in collection. Main Exhibit Gallery Provenance 1989 March, 22 Gift to Museum and SVSU Board of Control Notes From Jennifer Lentz (Collection Documentation Intern 1991-1992) From a Memo dated March 25, 1992 RE: Conversation with Mr. Fredericks about the history of several works in the gallery "William John Stapleton, Jr., M.D.-- Molly said there is a cast in the Stapleton Reading Room at the Shiffman Medical Library at Wayne State University. The building was dedicated September 24, 1970 and the plaque was dedicated April 18, 1973. Stapleton was a Family Physician, a professor of Medical Jurisprudence and a Historian. It was comissioned by Wayne State University. The plaque is mounted on Minnesota Sunset red granite." Molly Barth copy: The last portrait relief is of William Stapleton. He was a good friend of Fredericks also. A bronze cast is located inside the Shiffman Library, Medical Library at Wayne State University. The relief above the display case is the Eaton War Memorial Eagle. That was made for the Eaton Manufacturing Company in Ohio. They had divisions throughout Ohio and Michigan. This was done in memorial to "The men and women of this organization who gave their lives for their country." The main branch of the company had the eagle, plus a list of the men who had given their lives for their country. All their names were carved into a marble wall. The eagle was also cast in bronze for the Saginaw division of the Eaton Manufacturing Company. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource William John Stapleton, Jr., M.D. [Plaster] Subject The topic of the resource Figure sculpture, American--20th century Description An account of the resource WILLIAM JOHN STAPLETON, JR., M.D., 1970 Plaster original Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall M. Fredericks 1991.096 William John Stapleton, Jr. (1876-197?- ) was a family physician, a professor of Medical Jurisprudence and a Historian. Stapleton's bronze plaque was commissioned by Wayne State University and is mounted on Minnesota sunset red granite. It hangs in the Stapleton Reading Room of the Shiffman Medical Library at Wayne State University. The building was dedicated September 24, 1970 and the plaque was dedicated April 18, 1973. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Fredericks, Marshall M., 1908-1998 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1970 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Use of this image requires permission from the Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum Type The nature or genre of the resource Sculpture Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant University Center (Mich.) Relation A related resource <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/marshallfredericks/6351561862/in/set-72157628015891879" target="_blank">William John Stapleton, Shiffman Medical Library, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI</a> Figure Figure sculpture Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum Model Plaster Plaster Model Relief William John Stapleton Jr. M.D. Portrait Relief https://omeka2.svsu.edu/files/original/1991097_5d98388a74.jpg 3fa78a270c49586f8b47c567c292644e Omeka Image File The metadata element set that was included in the `files_images` table in previous versions of Omeka. These elements are common to all image files. Bit Depth 8 Channels 3 Height 895 Width 1024 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum Objects Collection Sculpture Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image. 23" dia Materials Plaster Catalog Number 1991.097 Object Location Location of object in collection. Main Exhibit Gallery Provenance 1989 March, 22 Gift to Museum and SVSU Board of Control Notes From Jennifer Lentz (Collection Documentation Intern 1991-1992) From a Memo dated March 25, 1992 RE: Conversation with Mr. Fredericks about the history of several works in the gallery "William John Stapleton, Jr., M.D.-- Molly said there is a cast in the Stapleton Reading Room at the Shiffman Medical Library at Wayne State University. The building was dedicated September 24, 1970 and the plaque was dedicated April 18, 1973. Stapleton was a Family Physician, a professor of Medical Jurisprudence and a Historian. It was comissioned by Wayne State University. The plaque is mounted on Minnesota Sunset red granite." Molly Barth copy: The last portrait relief is of William Stapleton. He was a good friend of Fredericks also. A bronze cast is located inside the Shiffman Library, Medical Library at Wayne State University. The relief above the display case is the Eaton War Memorial Eagle. That was made for the Eaton Manufacturing Company in Ohio. They had divisions throughout Ohio and Michigan. This was done in memorial to "The men and women of this organization who gave their lives for their country." The main branch of the company had the eagle, plus a list of the men who had given their lives for their country. All their names were carved into a marble wall. The eagle was also cast in bronze for the Saginaw division of the Eaton Manufacturing Company. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rebild National Park Society, Log Cabin [Plaster] Subject The topic of the resource Figure sculpture, American--20th century Description An account of the resource REBILD NATIONAL PARK SOCIETY MEDALLION, 1972 Plaster original Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall M. Fredericks Reverse of medallion - Lincoln log cabin 1991.098 Obverse of medallion - American eagle and the Danish crest 1991.097 Rebild National Park is on land purchased by a group of Americans of Danish descent in 1911 and deeded to the Danish government in 1912. The Rebild National Park Society was formed to arrange for and conduct a festival each year on the Fourth of July. Denmark is the only other country which celebrates American Independence Day. Their annual celebration is larger than any one held in the United States. Fredericks had been the Royal Danish Consul for the State of Michigan since 1964. He was also a member of the Board of Directors of the Rebild National Park Society. In honor of the Society's sixtieth anniversary he donated the designs and models for this medallion as a means of obtaining a continuing source of income for the society. The museum display case on the wall under the Eaton War memorial Eagle once displayed casts of this medallion in bronze, silver and gold as well as the die, mold and plaster cast used to produce them. (The case display was removed in 2002.) On the obverse of the medallion is the Danish coat of arms and the American eagle. Circling these are the following words in Danish: "Dedicated to the Danish and American people to eternal friendship." On the reverse is the Lincoln Log Cabin and a profile of President Lincoln. At the park there is a replica of the Lincoln Log Cabin which houses a museum. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Fredericks, Marshall M., 1908-1998 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1972 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Use of this image requires permission from the Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum Type The nature or genre of the resource Sculpture Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant University Center (Mich.) Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum Model Plaster Plaster Model Rebild American Independence Day Medal Relief https://omeka2.svsu.edu/files/original/1991098_87fd334e03.jpg 4afcd81b0a228f105b74bab1f6f4f624 Omeka Image File The metadata element set that was included in the `files_images` table in previous versions of Omeka. These elements are common to all image files. Bit Depth 8 Channels 3 Height 891 Width 1024 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum Objects Collection Sculpture Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image. 23" dia Materials Plaster Catalog Number 1991.098 Object Location Location of object in collection. Main Exhibit Gallery Provenance 1989 March, 22 Gift to Museum and SVSU Board of Control Notes MF, Sculptor copy: Face: Inscription, "Tilegnet Den Danske Og Amerikanske Befolkning Til Evigt Venskab (Dedicated to the Eternal Friendship of the Danish and American People)," with bas-relief design of American eagle overlapping the Danish coat of arms Reverse: Inscription, "Rebild National Park Society, Inc. Commemorating American Independence Day," with bas-reliefs of President Lincoln and his log cabin birthplace The Rebild National Park was purchased by Danish-born Americans to be a site for annual reunions and was deeded to the Danish government in 1912. The medal was produced to recognize the friendship between both countries and as a source of revenue. Molly Barth copy: Down below are models for several medallions. These show the obverse and the reverse, or front and back of each one. The Rebild National Park Society Medallion. In Denmark, this is where the Rebild National Park Society is. Well, Denmark is the only country that celebrates our Fourth of July. It's quite a festive time, the Queen of Denmark comes and then the dignitaries from the United States come. And, of course, Mr. Fredericks has been the Danish Counsel, an honorary Danish Counsel, for the state of Michigan since 1964. Fredericks' father was Danish and his grandmother was Norwegian, so he has strong ties to Scandinavia. It is a festive time when the Queen comes to Rebild for the Fourth of July celebration. Rebild is a natural amphitheater. The hills are covered with heather and they have a replica of the Lincoln log cabin there. On the reverse of the medallion, Fredericks included a portrait of Abraham Lincoln and the Lincoln log cabin. On the obverse of the medallion is the Danish crest and the American Eagle. The Rebild National Park always celebrates the United States' Fourth of July. Some Danes who came to the United States had done very well and they bought property in Denmark and gave it to the Danish government. But they stipulated that they wanted the Danish people and the Americans to celebrate the Fourth of July every year. And they do. As I mentioned, Queen Margretha comes and consuls from the United States, and Fredericks has gone every year. He is an American vice-president for the society. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rebild National Park Society, American Eagle and Danish Crest [Plaster] Subject The topic of the resource Animal sculpture--20th century Description An account of the resource REBILD NATIONAL PARK SOCIETY MEDALLION, 1972 Plaster original Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall M. Fredericks Reverse of medallion - Lincoln log cabin 1991.098 Obverse of medallion - American eagle and the Danish crest 1991.097 Rebild National Park is on land purchased by a group of Americans of Danish descent in 1911 and deeded to the Danish government in 1912. The Rebild National Park Society was formed to arrange for and conduct a festival each year on the Fourth of July. Denmark is the only other country which celebrates American Independence Day. Their annual celebration is larger than any one held in the United States. Fredericks had been the Royal Danish Consul for the State of Michigan since 1964. He was also a member of the Board of Directors of the Rebild National Park Society. In honor of the Society's sixtieth anniversary he donated the designs and models for this medallion as a means of obtaining a continuing source of income for the society. The museum display case on the wall under the Eaton War memorial Eagle once displayed casts of this medallion in bronze, silver and gold as well as the die, mold and plaster cast used to produce them. (The case display was removed in 2002.) On the obverse of the medallion is the Danish coat of arms and the American eagle. Circling these are the following words in Danish: "Dedicated to the Danish and American people to eternal friendship." On the reverse is the Lincoln Log Cabin and a profile of President Lincoln. At the park there is a replica of the Lincoln Log Cabin which houses a museum. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Fredericks, Marshall M., 1908-1998 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1970 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Use of this image requires permission from the Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum Type The nature or genre of the resource Sculpture Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant University Center (Mich.) Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum Model Plaster Plaster Model Rebild American Independence Day Medal Relief